Charlotte vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2452
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5573
$2638
🏠 One person rent
$1497
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2408
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4158
$1058
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
89
84
🏙️ Population
875K
2.33M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 146% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 928th and 5860th ($2452 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 7th 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 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Charlotte ranked 68th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 231st and 454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1571
$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2770
$688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2054
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.2
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
1.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2731
$5600
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.7
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.42
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.38
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$8.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.29
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$125
$38.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1311
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24684
$15777

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$2240
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2231
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2171
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2212
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2151
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1920
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2144
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1969
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2173
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2080
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2063
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2115
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2109
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1645
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1926
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2027
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2050
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2162
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1902
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2078
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1923
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2296
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2069
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1879
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2406
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1982
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2528
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1967
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1915
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2117
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2161
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2685
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2133
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2309
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2340
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2170
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1992

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$943
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$1001
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1238
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1356
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$737
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$846
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1079
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1026
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$937
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$927
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$931
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$961
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$633
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$936
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$892
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$684
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$652
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$646
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$634
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$940
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1202
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$698
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$690
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$740
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$673
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$638
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$681
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$610
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1203
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$703
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$654
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$672
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$607
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$588
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$594
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$683
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$612
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$450