Maputo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$520
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
38
86
🏙️ Population
1.13M
2.6M

The cost of living in Maputo is 4% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4869th and 4715th ($1116 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7151st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605