Kaohsiung vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1002	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2658	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$370	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1313	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	80	29
😀 Quality of life	85	42
🏙️ Population	2.73M	1.13M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 10% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5567th and 6137th ($1002 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Taiwan and Mozambique, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 461st and 7527th 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	$3.91	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4822	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3194	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.56	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.66	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.56	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.2	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12260	$5749

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600

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