Kansas vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2110
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5277
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1160
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$696
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.6
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3972
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
508K
3.03M

The cost of living in Kansas is 110% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1700th and 5518th ($2110 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1417th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Kansas ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 299th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kansas Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.6
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$947
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2072
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.1
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28880
$19915

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2293
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2237
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2266
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2390
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2271
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2311
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1902
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2248
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2052
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1647
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1841
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2261
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1943
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2160
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2120
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1912
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1946
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1574
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1893
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1368
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1761
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1909
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1638
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1875
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1830
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1848
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1522
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1963
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1535
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1614
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1729
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1816
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2106
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1852
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1811
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1899
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1855

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650