Columbus vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
906K
3.03M

The cost of living in Columbus is 117% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1512th and 5518th ($2181 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 4th 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 217th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$19915

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650