Male vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$805
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
64
87
🏙️ Population
133K
2.35M

The cost of living in Male is 39% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4552nd and 6085th ($1311 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5347th and 373rd 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
$6.02
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$17081

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$275
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$251
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$269
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$293
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$609
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$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
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$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
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$331
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$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
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$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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$882
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$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
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$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
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$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
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$610
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$465
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$602
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$598
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$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464