Denver vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	91	93
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	716K	2.33M

The cost of living in Denver is 210% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 463rd and 6171st ($2717 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 158th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Taoyuan

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	Denver	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$1.49
☕ 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	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443