Male vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$810
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
64
89
🏙️ Population
133K
2.36M

The cost of living in Male is 34% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4490th and 5651st ($1321 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5278th and 245th 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
$6.01
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$19490

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$261
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$243
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$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
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$372
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$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
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
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$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
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$612
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$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473