Arlington vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4760
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1103
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2064
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$531
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4278
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
394K
2.6M

The cost of living in Arlington is 61% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2251st and 4715th ($1869 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1283rd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.72%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.88
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.81
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1468
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21580
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605