Arlington vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1882
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4621
$2638
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1897
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3991
$1058
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
75
84
🏙️ Population
394K
2.33M

The cost of living in Arlington is 89% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2417th and 5860th ($1882 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1831st 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Arlington ranked 414th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1436th and 454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1505
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.46%
1.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2192
$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2104
$5600
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.24
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.84
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$8.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.27
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$38.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1444
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22098
$15777

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2124
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2317
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2135
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2130
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2149
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2140
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2139
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2141
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2148
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2235
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2199
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2191
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2152
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2168
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2103
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2156
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2216
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2165
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2150
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2159
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2442
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2169
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2232
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2220
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2269
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2144
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2212
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2035
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2193
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2169
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2316
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2330
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2250
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2200
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2209
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2486
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2377
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2236
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2322

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$943
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$1001
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1238
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1356
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$737
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$846
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1079
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1026
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$937
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$927
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$931
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$961
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$633
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$936
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$892
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$684
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$652
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$646
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$634
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$940
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1202
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$698
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$690
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$740
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$673
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$638
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$681
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$610
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1203
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$703
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$654
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$672
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$607
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$588
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$594
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$683
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$612
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$450