Male vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$805
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$1446
😷 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 44% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4552nd and 6264th ($1311 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5347th and 2963rd 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
$6.02
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$5587

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$1379
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$348
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$303
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$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
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$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
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$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697