Boston vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
676K
2.33M

The cost of living in Boston is 299% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 32nd and 6227th ($3467 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 89th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$13630

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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