Malaga vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1430
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3228
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$851
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1438
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
592K
2.33M

The cost of living in Malaga is 63% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3759th and 6171st ($1430 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 7th 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 19th best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 708th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$969
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1741
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6060
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2594
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.78
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.58
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9532
$18619

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1415
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1347
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1178
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2040
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1316
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$945
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$893
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1395
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$895
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1164
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2087
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1201
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1041
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$889
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1204
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1141
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1073
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$930
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1196
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1100
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1197
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1164
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$517
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1255
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$679
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1220
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1359
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1316
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1358
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1170
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1165
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$801
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$449

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443