Arlington vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$1659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
94
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
394K
2.6M

The cost of living in Arlington is 41% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2476th and 4455th ($1856 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 1375th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$17567

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589