Kansas vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5242
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1156
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$687
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3917
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
87
86
🏙️ Population
508K
2.87M

The cost of living in Kansas is 121% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1736th and 5984th ($2114 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1388th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kansas ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 372nd and 409th 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
$25.2
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1229
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1622
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.29%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1896
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.54
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.08
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1367
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25297
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2328
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2192
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2046
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2314
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2433
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1832
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2283
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2341
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1945
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2258
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2068
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1707
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2299
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1995
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2160
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2105
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1808
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1972
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1563
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1914
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1358
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1786
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1914
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1715
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1904
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1716
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1825
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1276
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1541
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1888
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1578
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1649
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1739
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1871
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2017
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1762
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1820
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1918
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1860

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665