Maputo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$466
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
30
94
😀 Quality of life
42
89
🏙️ Population
1.13M
2.44M

The cost of living in Maputo is 23% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5915th and 4661st ($966 vs $1257) 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 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7630th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Taipei

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Maputo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602