Madrid vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2015
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4668
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1177
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2580
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
3.42M
3.03M

The cost of living in Madrid is 100% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1962nd and 5518th ($2015 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 142nd and 541st 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
$16.4
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2482
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8353
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4881
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.94
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$678
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12418
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1656
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1703
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1627
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1573
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1194
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1325
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1385
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1217
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1346
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1367
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1189
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$893
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1225
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1337
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1464
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1312
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1407
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1118
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1225
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1414
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1369
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1490
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1457
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1303
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1133
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1345
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1233
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1320
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$913
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1382
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1344
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650