Austin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
84
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
962K
3.03M

The cost of living in Austin is 166% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 812th and 6052nd ($2473 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 116th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.5
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$13638

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$2211
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2145
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2232
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2250
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2194
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2226
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2194
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1890
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2164
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2143
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2156
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2248
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2003
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2035
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2299

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716