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
MZN699.23
|
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
|
pay 73.5% more for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
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