Madrid vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1781
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4027
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1048
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1736
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2294
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
3.42M
3.03M

The cost of living in Madrid is 99% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6071st ($1781 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 151st and 521st 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
$14.7
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.36
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1428
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6884
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3988
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.4
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.89
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10042
$18658

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Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1433
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1573
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1389
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1387
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1309
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1293
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1056
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1204
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1084
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1201
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1235
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1212
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1086
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$812
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1098
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1286
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1107
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1209
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1157
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1261
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$983
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$947
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1241
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1220
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1316
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1101
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1126
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1241
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$930
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1241
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1100
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1324
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$806
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1204
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1221
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671