Madrid vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1781
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4027
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1048
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1736
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2294
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
3.42M
2.33M

The cost of living in Madrid is 103% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6171st ($1781 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 151st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.36
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1428
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6884
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3988
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.4
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.89
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10042
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1433
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1573
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1389
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1387
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1309
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1293
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1056
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1204
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1084
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1201
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1235
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1212
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1086
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$812
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1098
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1286
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1107
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1209
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1157
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1261
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$983
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$947
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1241
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1220
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1316
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1101
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1126
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1241
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$930
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1241
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1100
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1324
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$806
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1204
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1221
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443