Columbus vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
906K
2.33M

The cost of living in Columbus is 145% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1476th and 6171st ($2145 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 7th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 249th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$18619

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$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443