Boston vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
676K
2.35M

The cost of living in Boston is 286% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 30th and 6085th ($3638 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 94th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Taoyuan

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Boston Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$17081

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464