Maputo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$428
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
42
87
🏙️ Population
1.13M
2.6M

The cost of living in Maputo is 30% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6137th and 4455th ($915 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Mozambique and Taiwan, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 7527th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$17567

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589