Charlotte vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$1789
😷 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 126% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 574th and 4715th ($2615 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 230th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605