Madrid vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
3.51M
2.44M

The cost of living in Madrid is 66% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1805th and 4661st ($2089 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 190th and 266th 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
$16.8
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602