Male vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$805
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
64
89
🏙️ Population
133K
2.44M

The cost of living in Male is 4% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4552nd and 4661st ($1311 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5347th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Taipei

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Male Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$18442

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$1379
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$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$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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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602