Maputo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$520
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
84
😀 Quality of life
38
80
🏙️ Population
1.13M
3.03M

The cost of living in Maputo is 20% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4869th and 6052nd ($1116 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7151st and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716