El Paso vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4161
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1821
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3710
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
84
😀 Quality of life
80
80
🏙️ Population
679K
3.03M

The cost of living in El Paso is 91% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2613th and 6052nd ($1775 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st and 5th 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 2.1 months in El Paso compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. El Paso ranked 134th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 532nd and 496th 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
$12.9
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$945
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.64
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.98
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.01
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7468
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716