Arlington vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1883
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5033
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1124
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2309
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3943
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
394K
2.6M

The cost of living in Arlington is 59% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2153rd and 4534th ($1883 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1499th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1270
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1981
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2185
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2094
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.28
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.71
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1602
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23540
$19749

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10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2086
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2081
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2143
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1808
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2105
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2289
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2149
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2126
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2012
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2159
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2079
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2089
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2164
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2224
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2148
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2095
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2471
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2165
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2176
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2214
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2184
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2025
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2190
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2155
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2158
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2242
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2258
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2219
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2023
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2538
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2246
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2395

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581