Arlington vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
85
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
394K
3.03M

The cost of living in Arlington is 84% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2476th and 5518th ($1856 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 4th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1375th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2139
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2135
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2140
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2133
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2140
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2217
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2183
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2136
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2133
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2184
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2108
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2143
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2200
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2190
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2144
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2162
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2447
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2145
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2222
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2199
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2038
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2187
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2185
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2250
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2315
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2246
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2176
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2199
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2497
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2268
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2216
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2369

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650