Boston vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
94
84
🏙️ Population
676K
2.33M

The cost of living in Boston is 288% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 27th and 5995th ($3652 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 71st and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$14970

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451