Maputo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$466
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
85
😀 Quality of life
42
86
🏙️ Population
1.13M
2.87M

The cost of living in Maputo is 0.9% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5915th and 5984th ($966 vs $957) 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 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7630th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Taichung

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Maputo Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665