Kansas vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2158
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5242
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1205
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2098
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$679
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3890
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
508K
2.43M

The cost of living in Kansas is 73% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1591st and 4646th ($2158 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1295th 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 1.8 months in Kansas compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kansas ranked 114th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 359th and 178th 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
$24.8
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1263
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$948
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2320
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2610
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1928
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.96
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.07
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$152
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1149
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21608
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612