Charlotte vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
68
94
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
875K
2.44M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 91% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1073rd and 4661st ($2403 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 283rd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Taipei

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Charlotte Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602