Columbus vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
906K
2.35M

The cost of living in Columbus is 126% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1686th and 6085th ($2127 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 96th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Taoyuan

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Columbus Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$17081

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464