Kaohsiung vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$339
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
24
😀 Quality of life
84
79
🏙️ Population
2.73M
579K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 35% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5786th and 3666th ($932 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 25th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 320th and 506th 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
$3.13
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$11601

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457