Malaga vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$929
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
85
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
592K
3.03M

The cost of living in Malaga is 61% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3451st and 5518th ($1617 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 736th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$19915

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650