Austin vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
962K
2.6M

The cost of living in Austin is 114% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 812th and 4715th ($2473 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 116th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605