Chicago vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$1378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.04M

The cost of living in Chicago is 147% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 394th and 4867th ($2799 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 16th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$17207

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589