Kaohsiung vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$353
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
80
30
😀 Quality of life
88
42
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.13M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 4% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5770th and 5473rd ($971 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan and Mozambique, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 281st and 7657th 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
$4.32
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$5827

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663