Kaohsiung vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2602
🏠 One person rent
$361
$531
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$373
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
80
29
😀 Quality of life
83
41
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.13M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 10% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5750th and 5045th ($956 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Taiwan and Mozambique, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 417th and 6875th 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
$3.82
$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$5643

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$964
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$442
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$562
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$763
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$795
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$784
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$678
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$785
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$807
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$906
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$953
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$993
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$837
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$809
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$672
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$923
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$820
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$889
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$695
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$768
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$722
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$748
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$621
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$631
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$540
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$854
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$567
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$691
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$780
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$665
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1003
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$657
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$852
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$628