Malaga vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
599K
2.35M

The cost of living in Malaga is 83% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3160th and 6085th ($1727 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 802nd and 373rd 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
$16.6
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464