Atlanta vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$1789
😷 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 119% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 714th and 4715th ($2540 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 140th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605