Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 30.8% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 73.5% more for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
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