Columbus vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
906K
2.43M

The cost of living in Columbus is 72% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1634th and 4646th ($2140 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 1st 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 Taipei. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 266th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Taipei

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Columbus Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$16947

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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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612