Arlington vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1807
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4757
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4550
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
75
86
🏙️ Population
394K
2.29M

The cost of living in Arlington is 110% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2320th and 6163rd ($1807 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 1022nd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2175
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.49
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.64
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1593
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21722
$13937

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10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716