Maputo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$513
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
30
94
😀 Quality of life
42
90
🏙️ Population
1.13M
2.43M

The cost of living in Maputo is 19% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5473rd and 4646th ($1014 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7657th and 178th 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
$10.1
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612