Columbus vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
88
81
🏙️ Population
906K
3.03M

The cost of living in Columbus is 140% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1476th and 6071st ($2145 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 6th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 249th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Taichung

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Columbus Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$18658

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671