Male vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$835
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
84
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
133K
3.03M

The cost of living in Male is 29% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4218th and 5356th ($1284 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Maldives and Taiwan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4858th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$13893

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$391
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$304
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$507
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$582
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$302
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$462
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$345
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$406
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$465
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$469
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$325
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$309
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$391
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$341
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$358
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$409
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$337
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$533
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$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
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$320
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$357
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$321
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$328
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$424
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$523
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$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
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$399
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$417
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$339

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$890
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$857
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$746
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$791
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$725
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$860
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$917
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$861
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$1011
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$863
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$1169
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$913
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$860
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$952
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$932
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$675
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$676
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$689
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$851
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$664
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$721
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$694
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$719
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$1114
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$678
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$713
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$667
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$744
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$589
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$588
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$787
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$716
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$799
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$738
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$1115
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$735
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$655
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$719
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