Atlanta vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2570
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5742
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1586
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2465
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5431
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
499K
2.6M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 118% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 704th and 4534th ($2570 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 1st 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 Taipei. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 165th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.1
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.39
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$5.32
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1651
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1325
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2827
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2730
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.13
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1442
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27299
$19749

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2339
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2277
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2284
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2441
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2268
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2285
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2254
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2302
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2319
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2235
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2282
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2166
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2390
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2208
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$1993
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2657
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1928
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2195
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2435
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1541
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2213
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2094
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2148
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2159
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2149
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2076
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2127
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1888
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1839
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2128
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1704
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1636
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1652
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1726
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1736
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1901
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1982

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581