Madrid vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
3.51M
2.87M

The cost of living in Madrid is 118% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1805th and 5984th ($2089 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 190th and 409th 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
$16.8
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$17495

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665