Maputo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$428
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
85
😀 Quality of life
42
83
🏙️ Population
1.13M
3.03M

The cost of living in Maputo is 9% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6137th and 5518th ($915 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7527th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650