Malaga vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1430
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3228
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$851
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1438
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
84
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
592K
3.03M

The cost of living in Malaga is 60% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3759th and 6071st ($1430 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 708th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$969
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1741
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6060
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2594
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.78
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.58
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9532
$18658

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1415
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1347
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1178
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2040
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1316
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$945
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$893
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1395
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$895
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1164
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2087
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1201
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1041
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$889
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1204
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1141
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1073
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$930
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1196
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1100
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1197
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1164
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$517
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1255
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$679
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1220
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1359
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1316
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1358
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1170
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1165
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$801
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$449

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671