Madrid vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.33M

The cost of living in Madrid is 118% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2194th and 6227th ($1889 vs $868) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 149th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691