Columbus vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
87
88
🏙️ Population
906K
4.36M

The cost of living in Columbus is 118% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1282nd and 5229th ($2202 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 2nd 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 Columbus compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 202nd and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs New Taipei

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Columbus New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$11035

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$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589