Goyang vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Goyang Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3157
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$468
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1547
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
73
81
🏙️ Population
1.06M
3.03M

The cost of living in Goyang is 31% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4560th and 6071st ($1171 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Goyang compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Goyang ranked 13th best city to live in South Korea vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1533rd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goyang vs Taichung

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Goyang Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.46
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1128
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.93%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10973
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6475
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.77
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.31
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.78
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20735
$18658

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GoyangTaichung

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$1127
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$1042
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$1020
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$984
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$1026
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$1026
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$1033
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$1151
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$1074
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$747
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$897
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$821
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$875
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$1073
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$731
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$1181
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$814
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$967
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$788
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$956
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$625
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$627
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$644
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$823
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$669
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$688
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$648
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$664
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$1155
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$630
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$649
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$603
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$681
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$581
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$451
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$726
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$443
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$655
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$671
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