Arlington vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1807
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4757
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4550
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
394K
2.6M

The cost of living in Arlington is 55% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2320th and 4516th ($1807 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1022nd and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2175
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.49
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.64
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1593
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21722
$19102

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$2043
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$2059
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$2039
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2084
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1987
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2053
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2173
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2162
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2139
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$1872
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2236
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2306
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2108
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$1992
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2497
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2099
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2206
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2267
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2157
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1804
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2199
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2149
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2223
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2323
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2235
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2111
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2301
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2516
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2200
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2384

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589