Male vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$818
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
7
94
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
133K
2.6M

The cost of living in Male is 0.5% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4439th and 4455th ($1320 vs $1313) 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 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5057th and 388th 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
$5.55
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$17567

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$1445
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$344
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$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589