London vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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London Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8384
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$2251
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$4328
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$393
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4627
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
99
83
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.33M

The cost of living in London is 295% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 37th and 6227th ($3427 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the United Kingdom and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2nd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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London Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.7
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2586
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1894
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5526
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3635
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$275
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17558
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10692
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.73
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$99
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2404
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25830
$13630

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Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3054
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2624
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2353
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2322
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2372
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2268
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2248
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2381
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2255
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2245
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2491
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2184
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2173
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2202
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2589
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2328
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2106
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2363
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2179
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2228
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2630
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2157
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2451
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2159
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2040
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2310
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1963
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2033
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2202
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2152
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2053
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2033
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2041
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2028
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2477
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2055

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