Maputo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$510
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
41
86
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.29M

The cost of living in Maputo is 26% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4791st and 6163rd ($1084 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 7059th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716