Madrid vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
3.51M
2.87M

The cost of living in Madrid is 124% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1723rd and 5994th ($2109 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 160th and 351st 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
$17.6
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684