Charlotte vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
68
94
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
875K
2.43M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 98% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 946th and 4646th ($2470 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 246th and 178th 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
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612