Columbus vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
87
86
🏙️ Population
906K
2.29M

The cost of living in Columbus is 156% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1282nd and 6163rd ($2202 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 202nd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$13937

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716