Male vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$805
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
64
89
🏙️ Population
133K
4.05M

The cost of living in Male is 18% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4552nd and 5023rd ($1311 vs $1108) 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5347th and 252nd 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
$6.02
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$18576

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$1379
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$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602