Arlington vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4760
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1103
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2064
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$531
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.4
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4278
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
84
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
394K
3.03M

The cost of living in Arlington is 101% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2251st and 6052nd ($1869 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1283rd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.72%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.24
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.88
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.81
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1468
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21580
$13638

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2096
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2085
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2105
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1887
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2103
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2195
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2159
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2127
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2022
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2158
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2103
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2111
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2189
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2125
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2122
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2550
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2118
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2188
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2243
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2236
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2102
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2173
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2145
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2150
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2282
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2336
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2196
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2061
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2506
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2284
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2602

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716