Atlanta vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
85
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
499K
2.87M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 179% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 688th and 5994th ($2628 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 6th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 199th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Taichung

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Atlanta Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$17517

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684