Maputo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$466
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
42
87
🏙️ Population
1.13M
2.35M

The cost of living in Maputo is 3% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5915th and 6085th ($966 vs $941) 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 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7630th and 373rd 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
$10.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464