Madrid vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
3.51M
2.36M

The cost of living in Madrid is 113% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1723rd and 5651st ($2109 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 160th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Taoyuan

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Madrid Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473