Budapest vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$553	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$373
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	79	41
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.13M

The cost of living in Budapest is 4% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4777th and 5045th ($1109 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Mozambique, respectively. Check Hungary vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 618th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Maputo

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	Budapest	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$5643

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628