Maputo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$513
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
85
😀 Quality of life
42
87
🏙️ Population
1.13M
2.87M

The cost of living in Maputo is 8% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5473rd and 5994th ($1014 vs $942) 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 0.1 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 7657th and 351st 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
$10.1
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684