Charlotte vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$1275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
68
74
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
875K
1.87M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 211% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 574th and 6292nd ($2615 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 9th 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 Tainan. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 230th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$18526

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719