Kaohsiung vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
24
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
2.72M
599K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 42% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5666th and 3160th ($999 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Malaga. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 364th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Malaga

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Kaohsiung Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$10911

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538