Austin vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2455
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5709
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1585
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2741
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5262
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
962K
2.6M

The cost of living in Austin is 108% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 858th and 4534th ($2455 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 142nd and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.7
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1949
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3348
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2283
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4187
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1385
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22096
$19749

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$2218
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$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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581