Atlanta vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2641
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$711
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5005
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
85
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
499K
3.03M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 162% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 647th and 5518th ($2641 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 4th 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 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 179th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2780
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2071
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2885
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2139
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1237
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26158
$19915

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$2416
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2384
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2379
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2503
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2370
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2345
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2413
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2412
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2333
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2421
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2193
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2466
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2421
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2454
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2242
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2563
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$3016
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2298
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2478
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1902
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2098
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2279
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2492
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2131
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2246
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1982
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2362
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1891
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1879
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2186
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1824
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1600
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1820
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1925
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1910
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1948
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1981

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650