Austin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2444
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5560
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1531
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4939
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
962K
2.87M

The cost of living in Austin is 155% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 985th and 5984th ($2444 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 months in Austin compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 217th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Taichung

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Austin Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3122
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5020
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3187
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.32
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1382
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21398
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2115
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2027
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2171
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2187
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2237
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2125
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2229
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2221
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2200
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2059
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1991
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2083
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2175
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2174
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2153
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2063
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$2000
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2165
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1913
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2285
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2226
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2114
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2022
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2738
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2150
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2071
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2094
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2112
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2177
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2189
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2265
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2196
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2150
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2175
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2193
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2228
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2072
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2136
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2302

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665