Charlotte vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
68
95
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
875K
2.6M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 114% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 761st and 4534th ($2528 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 252nd and 339th 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
$16.6
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581