Chicago vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$3063
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$469
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.04M

The cost of living in Chicago is 150% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 529th and 5000th ($2678 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 23rd and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$18855

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1181
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$875
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$967
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$731
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$821
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$897
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$728
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$894
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$813
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$796
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$770
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$747
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$669
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$625
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$788
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$814
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$648
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1155
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$644
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$627
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$956
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$681
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$823
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$726
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$688
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$630
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$671
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$664
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1154
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$603
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$682
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$649
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$601
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$587
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$677
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$616
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$451
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$671
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$581