Charlotte vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
68
73
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
875K
1.85M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 164% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1073rd and 6264th ($2403 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 283rd and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Tainan

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Charlotte Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$5587

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$2195
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$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697