Male vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$809
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
7
95
😀 Quality of life
61
86
🏙️ Population
133K
2.6M

The cost of living in Male is 12% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4342nd and 4715th ($1295 vs $1158) 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 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5145th and 311th 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
$5.57
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$18424

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$1515
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$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605