Chicago vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.43M

The cost of living in Chicago is 129% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 358th and 4646th ($2851 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 18th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Taipei

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Chicago Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$16947

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Cities near Chicago

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612