Cost of living comparison

Spain

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Taiwan

Tainan vs. Marbella Cost of Living Summary

Tainan is 18.4% cheaper than Marbella.

Restaurants: pay 51.3% less in Tainan
Groceries: pay 70.7% more in Tainan
Transportation: pay 44.8% less in Tainan
Housing: pay 55.7% less in Tainan
Childcare: pay 48.6% less in Tainan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in Tainan
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Tainan

The cost of groceries and entertainment and sports in Tainan are more expensive than in Marbella. Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Tainan.

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Tainan vs. Marbella Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tainan instead of Marbella, you would:

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pay 51.3% less for restaurants

	Marbella	Tainan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.18 €13.28	$6.55 NT$212.44	-56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 €8.68	$4.92 NT$159.33	-50.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 €1.84	$1.14 NT$37.10	-45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 €1.35	$0.74 NT$23.87	-52.2%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 70.7% more for groceries

	Marbella	Tainan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 €1.34	$1.87 NT$60.77	+22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.74 €5.89	$9.47 NT$306.86	+40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.47 €3.90	$11.91 NT$386.02	+166.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 €3.12	$2.64 NT$85.71	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 €3.61	$4.42 NT$143.14	+7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.97	$1.90 NT$61.43	+70.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.72	$1.27 NT$41.09	+54.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 €0.44	$1.37 NT$44.40	+172.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.76	$1.92 NT$62.39	+122.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$1.29 NT$41.72	+51.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.48	$1.07 NT$34.71	+95.6%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 44.8% less for transportation

	Marbella	Tainan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.74 €5.90	$3.83 NT$124.15	-43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.76 €71.49	$21.30 NT$690.43	-73.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,969.97 €34,073.59	$36,375.55 NT$1M	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.97 €18.33	$9.34 NT$302.73	-55.5%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 55.7% less for housing

	Marbella	Tainan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.58 €29.36	$22.12 NT$716.99	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,534.45 €1,341.65	$316.78 NT$10,267.95	-79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,262.89 €1,104.21	$190.07 NT$6,160.77	-84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.97 €71.68	$62.05 NT$2,011.12	-24.3%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 48.6% less for childcare

	Marbella	Tainan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.80 €357.43	$262.17 NT$8,497.62	-35.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.85 €14,807.94	$6,554.15 NT$212K	-61.3%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Marbella	Tainan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 €2.04	$3.24 NT$105.16	+38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 €1.88	$3.47 NT$112.42	+61.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 €5.72	$3.93 NT$127.46	-39.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.39 €44.93	$38.10 NT$1,234.99	-25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.17	$10.98 NT$355.84	+17.5%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Marbella	Tainan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.26 €74.55	$66.48 NT$2,154.80	-22.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.85 €36.59	$29.49 NT$955.98	-29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.92 €66.38	$88.45 NT$2,866.98	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.77 €102.97	$115.72 NT$3,750.85	-1.7%
Average			-9.2%

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