Madrid vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$986
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
3.28M
2.6M

The cost of living in Madrid is 48% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2577th and 4516th ($1726 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Taipei

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Madrid Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$19102

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589