Austin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	84
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	962K	3.03M

The cost of living in Austin is 175% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 858th and 6071st ($2455 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 142nd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$18658

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671