Maputo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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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