Bucharest vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$449
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
76
28
😀 Quality of life
77
41
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.19M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 11% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5593rd and 4791st ($961 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Romania and Mozambique, respectively. Check Romania vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 703rd and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$3971

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603