Maputo vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$466
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
94
😀 Quality of life
42
89
🏙️ Population
1.13M
4.05M

The cost of living in Maputo is 13% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5915th and 5023rd ($966 vs $1108) 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 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7630th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$18576

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602