Arlington vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
85
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
394K
2.87M

The cost of living in Arlington is 99% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2397th and 5984th ($1907 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 894th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Taichung

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Arlington Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2126
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2114
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2145
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2114
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2124
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2219
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2128
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2076
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2175
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2105
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2129
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2193
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2152
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2142
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2461
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2155
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2212
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2258
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2188
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2076
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2196
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2177
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2208
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2246
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2233
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2147
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2177
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2357
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2127
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2225
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2393

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665