Kaohsiung vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$3968
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1002
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1960
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
24
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
2.71M
599K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 43% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5770th and 3191st ($971 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 19th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 281st and 690th 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
$4.32
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$10558

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499