Maputo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$510
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
84
😀 Quality of life
41
83
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.03M

The cost of living in Maputo is 9% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4791st and 5356th ($1084 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7059th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721