Columbus vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
906K
3.03M

The cost of living in Columbus is 121% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1282nd and 5356th ($2202 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 202nd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721