Male vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$805
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
85
😀 Quality of life
64
86
🏙️ Population
133K
2.87M

The cost of living in Male is 37% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4552nd and 5984th ($1311 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5347th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Taichung

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Male Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$17495

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$275
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$251
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$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
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$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
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$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
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$589
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$1064
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$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
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$665