Male vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$810
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
73
😀 Quality of life
64
72
🏙️ Population
133K
1.85M

The cost of living in Male is 41% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4490th and 6014th ($1321 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 Tainan. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5278th and 2806th 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
$6.01
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$5481

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$342
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$291
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$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$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
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$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
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$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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$971
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$904
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$884
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$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
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$617
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$638
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$686