Kansas vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5242
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1156
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$687
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3917
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
508K
2.44M

The cost of living in Kansas is 68% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1736th and 4661st ($2114 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1388th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Kansas ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 372nd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Taipei

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Kansas Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1229
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1622
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.29%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1896
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.54
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.08
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1367
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25297
$18442

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Cities near Kansas

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602