Charlotte vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
84
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
875K
3.03M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 181% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 574th and 6052nd ($2615 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 5th 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 Charlotte compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 230th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$13638

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$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716