Madrid vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$1212
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	98	93
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	3.51M	2.35M

The cost of living in Madrid is 122% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1805th and 6085th ($2089 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 190th and 373rd 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	$16.8	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464