Charlotte vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$1180
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
875K
2.29M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 215% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 361st and 6163rd ($2710 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 191st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716