Budapest vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Budapest	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$540	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$220
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	92	28
😀 Quality of life	79	41
🏙️ Population	1.71M	1.19M

The cost of living in Budapest is 4% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4647th and 4791st ($1124 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Mozambique, respectively. Check Hungary vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 485th and 7059th 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	$9.31	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3734	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2607	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.7	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10141	$3971

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$915
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$824
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$968
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$858
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$860
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$873
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$857
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$780
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$736
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$806
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$706
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$801
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$675
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$852
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1238
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$829
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$769
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1125
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1476
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$767
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$755
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1041
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$888
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1073
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$695
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$719
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$901
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$764
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$777
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1269
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$737
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$767
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$835
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1149
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1040

Cities near Maputo

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