Malaga vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
85
😀 Quality of life
79
86
🏙️ Population
599K
2.87M

The cost of living in Malaga is 80% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3160th and 5984th ($1727 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 5th in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 802nd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Taichung

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Malaga Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$17495

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665