Charlotte vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$1084
😷 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 201% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 574th and 6227th ($2615 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 230th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$13630

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691