Male vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$818
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
85
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
133K
3.03M

The cost of living in Male is 31% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4439th and 5518th ($1320 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5057th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$19915

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$382
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$296
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$590
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$646
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$356
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$626
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$512
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$469
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$420
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$479
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$286
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$347
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$321
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$310
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$326
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$440
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$317
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$535
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$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
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$300
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$275
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$346
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$295
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$400
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$530
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$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
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$355
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$340
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$327

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$914
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$894
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$695
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$894
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$914
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$993
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$868
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$942
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$1135
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$802
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$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
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$1030
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$854
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$1002
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$634
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$615
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$621
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$901
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$628
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$707
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$628
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$681
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$1078
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$671
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$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
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$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
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$454
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$753
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$451
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$669
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$579
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$1079
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$677
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$600
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$696
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$666
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