Columbus vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
906K
3.03M

The cost of living in Columbus is 142% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1248th and 6052nd ($2252 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 242nd and 496th 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
$19.9
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$13638

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716