Madrid vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
3.51M
2.43M

The cost of living in Madrid is 69% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1723rd and 4646th ($2109 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 160th and 178th 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
$17.6
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$16947

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612