Malaga vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
599K
2.36M

The cost of living in Malaga is 72% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3191st and 5651st ($1705 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 690th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Taoyuan

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Malaga Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473