Budapest vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$707	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$111
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	82	42
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.13M

The cost of living in Budapest is 50% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4312th and 6137th ($1377 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.1 months in Maputo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 636th and 7527th 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	$10.6	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$5749

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607