Columbus vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
906K
4.04M

The cost of living in Columbus is 90% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1634th and 4931st ($2140 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 266th and 183rd 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
$20.9
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$21429

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$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612