Kansas vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2158
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5242
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1205
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2098
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$679
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3890
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
508K
2.36M

The cost of living in Kansas is 118% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1591st and 5651st ($2158 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1295th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Kansas ranked 114th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 359th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Taoyuan

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Kansas Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1263
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$948
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2320
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2610
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1928
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.4
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.96
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.07
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$152
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1149
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21608
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473