Chicago vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
97
83
🏙️ Population
2.75M
3.03M

The cost of living in Chicago is 178% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 394th and 5518th ($2799 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 16th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650