Maputo vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$520
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
38
87
🏙️ Population
1.13M
4.04M

The cost of living in Maputo is 5% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4869th and 5212th ($1116 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Mozambique and Taiwan, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7151st and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$13786

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605