Kaohsiung vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2619	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$339	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1088	$220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	81	28
😀 Quality of life	84	41
🏙️ Population	2.73M	1.19M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 14% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5786th and 4791st ($932 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Taiwan and Mozambique, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 320th and 7059th 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	$3.13	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.3	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.21%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2490	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.02	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.2	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$313	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12618	$3971

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$913
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$952
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$725
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$791
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$857
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$890
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$995
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$746
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$860
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$917
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$863
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$851
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1011
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$676
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$721
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$860
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$675
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$588
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$664
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$716
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$738
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$694
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$799
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$667
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$678
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1083
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$744
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$487
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$891
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$787
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$837
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$655

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