Kaohsiung vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$342
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
24
😀 Quality of life
83
78
🏙️ Population
2.73M
586K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 39% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6046th and 3616th ($932 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 27th 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 389th and 654th 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
$3.76
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$14939

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429