Arlington vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Arlington Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1685
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$2601
🏠 One person rent
$1027
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1784
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5161
$1624
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
394K
2.44M

The cost of living in Arlington is 98% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2320th and 6039th ($1685 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1983rd and 11th 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 3.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.9 months in Taoyuan. Arlington ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 647th and 1265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.82
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.03
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1517
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1580
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$5081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1803
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.77
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.8
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$8.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.36
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.71
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.81
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$14.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$71.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$599
$566
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$22659

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$2040
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2322
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2011
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2020
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2018
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2008
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2132
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2020
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2104
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2021
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2018
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2019
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2018
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2178
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2007
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2015
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2032
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2012
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2018
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2489
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2013
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2010
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2009
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2016
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2016
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1958
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2023
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2008
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2011
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2017
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2024
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2147
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2325
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2008
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$938
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$813
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1076
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1260
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$705
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$885
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$935
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$970
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$828
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$808
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$809
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$851
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$717
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$890
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$1012
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$725
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$714
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$911
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$783
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$699
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$812
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1047
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$831
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$686
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$849
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$744
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$713
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$686
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$711
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1048
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$770
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$689
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$678
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$646
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$661
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$1049
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$849
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$650
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$514
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$760