Kansas vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2084
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5360
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1200
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2318
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$611
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4241
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
64
93
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
508K
2.33M

The cost of living in Kansas is 140% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1650th and 6227th ($2084 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1412th 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 2 months in Kansas compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kansas ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 277th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kansas Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$4.35
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2709
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1888
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2873
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1837
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.06
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.21
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.23
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1356
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29039
$13630

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2287
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2053
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2316
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2433
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1850
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2231
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2308
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2159
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2042
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1956
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1802
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2258
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1978
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2100
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2033
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1690
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1980
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1577
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1882
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1596
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1807
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1899
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1521
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$2026
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1793
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1874
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1485
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1649
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$2101
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1500
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1679
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1727
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2229
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1841
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1817
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1768
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1843

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691