Male vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$810
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
64
90
🏙️ Population
133K
4.04M

The cost of living in Male is 18% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4490th and 4931st ($1321 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Maldives and Taiwan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5278th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs New Taipei

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Male New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$21429

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5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
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$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612