Maputo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$520	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$1084
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	28	93
😀 Quality of life	38	83
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.33M

The cost of living in Maputo is 29% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4869th and 6227th ($1116 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 7151st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Taoyuan

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	Maputo	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$13630

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Cities near Maputo

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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$828
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$864
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1060
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1158
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$698
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$745
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1028
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$931
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$841
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$818
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$761
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$707
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$661
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$841
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$801
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$683
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$654
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$807
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$719
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$776
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$712
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$642
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$719
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$702
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$643
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$592
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$731
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$708
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$633
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$691