Male vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$810
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
85
😀 Quality of life
64
87
🏙️ Population
133K
2.87M

The cost of living in Male is 40% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4490th and 5994th ($1321 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 5278th and 351st 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
$6.01
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$17517

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$261
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$243
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$278
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$582
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$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
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$290
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$313
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$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
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$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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$874
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$868
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$687
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$884
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$904
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$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
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$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
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$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
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$673
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$643
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$648
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$892
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$679
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$729
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$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
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$1039
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$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
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$774
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$473
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$682
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$600
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$1042
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$687
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$617
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$686
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$677
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$684