Male vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1304
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3010
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$814
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1263
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
7
95
😀 Quality of life
62
86
🏙️ Population
133K
2.6M

The cost of living in Male is 10% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4205th and 4534th ($1304 vs $1181) 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 1 months in Male compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4917th and 339th 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
$5.5
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1648
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1401
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.6
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2651
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2231
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.83
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3201
$19749

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$1651
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$333
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$287
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$244
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$273
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$306
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$383
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$346
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$580
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$631
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$294
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$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
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$316
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$339
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$425
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$344
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$582
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$300
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$295
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$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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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581