London vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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London Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3296
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7841
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$2211
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$4100
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$375
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1050
😷 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 277% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 58th and 6171st ($3296 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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London Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.4
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.03
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$4.64
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2704
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1831
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5123
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3478
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$20412
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10524
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.62
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.9
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.2
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2250
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26090
$18619

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Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$2868
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2414
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2209
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2207
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2214
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2185
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2182
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2470
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2136
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2217
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2261
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2076
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2112
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2433
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2199
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2035
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2122
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2429
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2052
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2048
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2623
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2052
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$1924
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2422
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2092
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$1987
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2248
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1973
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2063
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2089
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2062
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$1885
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2263
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$1948
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2135
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2344
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2009

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443