Chicago vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.87M

The cost of living in Chicago is 195% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 375th and 5984th ($2822 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 5th 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 22nd and 409th 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
$19.9
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$17495

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665