Arlington vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1883
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5033
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1124
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2309
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3943
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
394K
2.33M

The cost of living in Arlington is 115% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2153rd and 6171st ($1883 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1499th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1270
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1981
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2185
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2094
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.28
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.71
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1602
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23540
$18619

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443