Denver vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2771
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6354
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1753
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$3084
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5105
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
716K
3.03M

The cost of living in Denver is 178% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 294th and 5356th ($2771 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 256th and 3rd 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 Denver compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Denver ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 134th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1825
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1500
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3360
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4848
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3873
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1322
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16286
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2476
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2334
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2438
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2467
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2456
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2324
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2494
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2463
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2501
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2387
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2501
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2395
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2443
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2374
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2478
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2355
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2659
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2502
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1912
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2183
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2287
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1801
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2411
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1852
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$2226
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1916
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1647
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2312
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$2013
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1707
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1780
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2013
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2112
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$1833
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1778

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721