Malaga vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$839
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
84
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
579K
3.03M

The cost of living in Malaga is 44% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3666th and 5356th ($1435 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 3rd in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 506th and 343rd 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
$12.7
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$13893

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721