Madrid vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$986
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
3.28M
2.29M

The cost of living in Madrid is 100% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2577th and 6163rd ($1726 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716