Maputo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$510
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
41
87
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.6M

The cost of living in Maputo is 7% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4791st and 4516th ($1084 vs $1169) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7059th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$19102

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589