Columbus vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
906K
2.33M

The cost of living in Columbus is 159% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1248th and 6227th ($2252 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 242nd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$13630

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691