Columbus vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
85
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
906K
2.87M

The cost of living in Columbus is 122% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1686th and 5984th ($2127 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 5th 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 Taichung. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 96th and 409th 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
$18.3
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665