Malaga vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$839
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$1180
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
79
86
🏙️ Population
579K
2.29M

The cost of living in Malaga is 67% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3666th and 6163rd ($1435 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 10th in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 506th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$13937

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716