Charlotte vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
875K
2.33M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 189% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 761st and 6171st ($2528 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 252nd and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$18619

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443