Kansas vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5242
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1156
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$687
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3917
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
508K
2.35M

The cost of living in Kansas is 125% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1736th and 6085th ($2114 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1388th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Kansas ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 372nd and 373rd 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
$25.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1229
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1622
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.29%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1896
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.54
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.08
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1367
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25297
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464