Atlanta vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
499K
3.03M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 173% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 714th and 6052nd ($2540 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 5th 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 140th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.27
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716