Kansas vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5385
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1182
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2164
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4006
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
84
😀 Quality of life
86
81
🏙️ Population
508K
3.03M

The cost of living in Kansas is 137% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1532nd and 6071st ($2121 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1366th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kansas ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 320th and 521st 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
$18.9
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2362
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1791
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1909
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.5
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.56
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.14
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$146
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1376
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28999
$18658

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KansasTaichung

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1825
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2259
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2322
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1992
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2219
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2063
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1922
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2290
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1979
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2124
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2092
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1720
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$2000
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1649
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1912
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1337
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1777
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1902
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1549
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1993
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1896
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1534
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1689
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$2014
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1569
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1698
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1730
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1794
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2068
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1856
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1811
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1750
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1846

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671