Madrid vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
3.33M
3.03M

The cost of living in Madrid is 103% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2194th and 6052nd ($1889 vs $931) 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 149th and 496th 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
$15.3
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$13638

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716