Atlanta vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2648
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6318
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2832
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5633
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
499K
3.03M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 166% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 459th and 5356th ($2648 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 151st and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.33
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1656
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3282
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7867
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.15
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.01
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28904
$13893

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2435
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2349
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2608
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2313
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2341
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2296
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2364
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2279
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2287
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2449
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2471
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2364
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2287
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2119
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2789
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1953
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2244
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2522
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1575
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1737
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2323
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2144
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2367
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2208
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2262
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2102
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2090
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$2079
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1917
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2217
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1701
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1768
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1672
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1811
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1815
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1849
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1991

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721