Malaga vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$941
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
95
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
586K
4.04M

The cost of living in Malaga is 43% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 3616th and 5212th ($1519 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd 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 Malaga compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 654th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605