Austin vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
962K
2.29M

The cost of living in Austin is 201% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 548th and 6163rd ($2590 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 126th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$13937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716