Denver vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	84
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	716K	3.03M

The cost of living in Denver is 204% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 463rd and 6071st ($2717 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th 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 1.9 months in Denver compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 158th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Taichung

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	Denver	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$18658

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671