Austin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
84
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
962K
3.03M

The cost of living in Austin is 160% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 548th and 5356th ($2590 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 Austin compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 126th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$13893

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$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

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