Kaohsiung vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3076
🏠 One person rent
$342
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1290
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
81
28
😀 Quality of life
83
38
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.13M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 16% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6046th and 4869th ($932 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Taiwan and Mozambique, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 389th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Maputo

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Kaohsiung Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$34.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$5539

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654