Madrid vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$986
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
3.28M
3.03M

The cost of living in Madrid is 74% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2577th and 5356th ($1726 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Taichung

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Madrid Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721