Charlotte vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
875K
2.35M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 155% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1073rd and 6085th ($2403 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 283rd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Taoyuan

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Charlotte Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464