Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 26.6% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 44.7% less for restaurants
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Mozambique
|
Taiwan
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
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pay 99.0% more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
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pay 21.8% more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
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pay 37.5% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
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pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
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pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
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pay 9.7% more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
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