Taoyuan vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2361
$3682
🏠 One person rent
$353
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$1737
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$487
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$1922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
37
😀 Quality of life
83
73
🏙️ Population
2.33M
6.44K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 45% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6171st and 3109th ($875 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Taiwan and Malta, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Taoyuan ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 418th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Valletta

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Taoyuan Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.58
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$4.07
 Cappuccino
$2.61
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7669
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4912
$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.61
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18619
$8456

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$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
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$688
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$681
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$726
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$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
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$661
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$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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$1749
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$1624
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$1415
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$1555
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$1524
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$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1486
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$1346
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$1384
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$1106
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$941
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$1077
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$1098
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$971
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$1161
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$1058
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$1137
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$1130
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$1019
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$938
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$1199
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$443
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$495
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$464
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$418
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$448
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$1251
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$1143
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$368
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$549
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$396
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$436
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$392
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$410
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$535
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$465
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$1072
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$1159
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$387
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$348