Male vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$810
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
64
90
🏙️ Population
133K
2.43M

The cost of living in Male is 6% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4490th and 4646th ($1321 vs $1248) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5278th and 178th 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
$6.01
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$16947

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5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
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$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$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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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612