Male vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1304
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3010
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$814
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1263
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
62
81
🏙️ Population
133K
1.87M

The cost of living in Male is 60% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4205th and 6380th ($1304 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Maldives and Taiwan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4917th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Tainan

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Male Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1648
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1401
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.6
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2651
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2231
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.83
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.9
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3201
$6108

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$275
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$244
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$273
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$306
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$383
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$346
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$296
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$580
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$631
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$294
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$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$498
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$429
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$502
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$306
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$310
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$325
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$316
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$339
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$425
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$344
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$582
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$300
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$295
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
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$302
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$311
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$304
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$412
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$546
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$280
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$533
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$351
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$342
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$360

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$956
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$747
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$770
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$788
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$796
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$813
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$894
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$728
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$897
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$821
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$875
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$823
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$731
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$1073
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$627
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$1181
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$644
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$688
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$967
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$625
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$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
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$451
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$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
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$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
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$630
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$936
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$681
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$1154
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$726
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$764
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$601
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$601
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$682