Spain vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Spain Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1480
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3313
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$850
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1358
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1891
$1491
💸 GDP per capita
$32677
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
67
🌐 English speaking %
22%
30%
🎓 Higher education
90
89
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
47.4M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Spain ($1480) is 54% more expensive than in Taiwan ($963). Spain ranked 36th vs 91st for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Spain compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 29th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Spain vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Spain and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Spain Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$401
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1500
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1115
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.8
$50.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$78.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$7413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2641
$4299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.27
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.5
$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8656
$14683

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In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1060
4.04M
Taipei
$1158
2.6M
Taichung
$931
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$868
2.33M
Tainan
$841
1.87M
Hsinchu
$864
499K
Keelung
$1028
367K
Zhubei
$828
218K
Chiayi
$707
252K
Changhua
$841
225K
Kinmen
$821
144K
Miaoli
$698
86.2K
Douliu
$761
109K
Nantou
$818
97.4K
Yilan
$745
95K
Taitung
$801
103K