Kansas vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5093
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1183
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2074
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4116
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
84
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
508K
3.03M

The cost of living in Kansas is 104% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1733rd and 5356th ($2026 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1521st 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 2 months in Kansas compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Kansas ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 232nd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Taichung

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Kansas Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4126
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.07
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.78
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28701
$13893

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2187
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2188
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2070
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2171
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2242
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1979
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2154
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2186
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$2032
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2148
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2122
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$2059
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$2147
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2157
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$2058
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2006
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1456
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$2038
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1708
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1886
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1784
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1787
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1887
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1854
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1878
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1836
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1555
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1703
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$2220
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1575
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1703
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1747
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2324
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1762
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1774
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1744
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1820

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