Male vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1304
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3010
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$814
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1263
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
7
93
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
133K
2.33M

The cost of living in Male is 49% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4205th and 6171st ($1304 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4917th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Taoyuan

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Male Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1648
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1401
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.6
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2651
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2231
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.83
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.9
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3201
$18619

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$275
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$244
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$273
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$306
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$383
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$346
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$296
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$580
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$631
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$294
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$627
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$498
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$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$429
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$502
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$306
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$310
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$325
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$316
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$339
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$425
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$344
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$582
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$300
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$295
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
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$302
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$311
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$304
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$412
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$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
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$342
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$360

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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
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$728
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$731
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$967
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$894
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$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$625
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$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
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$669
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$648
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$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
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$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
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$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$630
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$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
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$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
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$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
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$451
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$581
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$443