Chicago vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.6M

The cost of living in Chicago is 127% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 529th and 4534th ($2678 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 23rd and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581