Maputo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$531	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	84
😀 Quality of life	41	81
🏙️ Population	1.13M	3.03M

The cost of living in Maputo is 19% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5045th and 6071st ($1068 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Mozambique and Taiwan, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6875th and 521st 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	$9.78	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$18658

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671