El Paso vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1796
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4088
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1008
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3260
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
85
😀 Quality of life
85
87
🏙️ Population
679K
2.87M

The cost of living in El Paso is 91% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2822nd and 5994th ($1796 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th 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 El Paso compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 437th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Taichung

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El Paso Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.19
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1021
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1705
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1792
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.37
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.97
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$577
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6901
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1850
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1665
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1747
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$910
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1844
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1938
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$863
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1920
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1053
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2029
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1095
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2089
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2196
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$990
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2025
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1933
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2153
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2070
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1776
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$771
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2060
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2212
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2089
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2212
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2237
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1878
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1993
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2454
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2482
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2374
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2988
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1972
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$1097
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2417
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2378
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2367
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2373

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684