Charlotte vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
84
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
875K
3.03M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 172% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 361st and 5356th ($2710 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 191st and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721