Arlington vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1913
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4719
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1108
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1925
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3749
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
394K
2.36M

The cost of living in Arlington is 93% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2324th and 5651st ($1913 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 3rd 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 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 895th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Taoyuan

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Arlington Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$868
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2162
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1579
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.64
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1486
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21592
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2122
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2111
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2147
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2086
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2129
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2259
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2170
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2137
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2042
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2164
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2110
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2182
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2206
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2151
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2120
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2472
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2155
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2193
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2202
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2168
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2062
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2174
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2148
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2205
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2172
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2220
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2096
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2205
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2104
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2155
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2209
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2397

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473