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Taiwan vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 44.8% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 84.2% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 26.6% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 27.1% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Taiwan

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Taiwan are more expensive than in Mozambique. Expenses including housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Taiwan. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

Taiwan vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Mozambique, you would:

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pay 5.9% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$4.82 NT$151.22	-29.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$5.16 NT$161.99	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$0.98 NT$30.70	+20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.67 NT$21.02	+19.3%
Average			-5.9%

Mozambique vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.2% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$1.77 NT$55.47	+129.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$9.29 NT$291.60	+47.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$11.90 NT$373.42	+89.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$2.61 NT$82.06	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$3.56 NT$111.70	+81.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$2.03 NT$63.63	+98.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$1.00 NT$31.34	+40.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$1.25 NT$39.17	+58.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$1.55 NT$48.61	+171.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$1.20 NT$37.82	+121.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$1.03 NT$32.24	+87.3%
Average			+84.2%

Mozambique vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.6% more for transportation

	Mozambique	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$3.78 NT$118.78	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	+158.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	+26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$9.18 NT$288.18	-48.9%
Average			+26.6%

Mozambique vs. Taiwan - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.1% less for housing

	Mozambique	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$21.10 NT$662.43	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	-7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	+10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	-31.6%
Average			-27.1%

Mozambique vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Mozambique	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	+220.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	+187.9%
Average			+203.9%

Mozambique vs. Taiwan - Cost of childcare

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pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$1.97 NT$61.79	+48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$3.00 NT$94.24	+44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$4.54 NT$142.65	+61.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	-13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$10.04 NT$315.31	+28.4%
Average			+33.8%

Mozambique vs. Taiwan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	+26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$31.24 NT$980.69	-49.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	+22.1%
Average			-2.2%

Mozambique vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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