Austin vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
962K
2.33M

The cost of living in Austin is 185% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 812th and 6227th ($2473 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 116th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691