Kansas vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2158
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5242
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1205
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2098
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$679
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3890
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
508K
2.87M

The cost of living in Kansas is 129% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1591st and 5994th ($2158 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1295th 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 Kansas compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kansas ranked 114th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 359th and 351st 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
$24.8
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1263
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$948
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2320
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2610
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1928
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.96
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.07
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$152
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1149
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21608
$17517

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2357
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2220
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2080
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2349
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2499
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2307
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2372
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1944
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2273
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2093
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1680
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1846
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2327
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$2018
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2173
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2134
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1832
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1977
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1574
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1910
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1357
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1790
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1917
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1730
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1908
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1606
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1824
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1273
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1537
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1883
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1597
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1643
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1750
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1875
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2008
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1833
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1811
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1939
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1859

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