Malaga vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$941
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
586K
2.33M

The cost of living in Malaga is 75% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3616th and 6227th ($1519 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 654th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691