Chicago vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.87M

The cost of living in Chicago is 203% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 358th and 5994th ($2851 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 18th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Taichung

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Chicago Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684