Kaohsiung vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$361	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	24
😀 Quality of life	83	78
🏙️ Population	2.73M	592K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 33% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5750th and 3759th ($956 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 417th and 708th 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	$3.82	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$9532

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449