Memphis vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1891
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4432
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$1087
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1566
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.8
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3456
$1378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
633K
4.04M

The cost of living in Memphis is 67% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2352nd and 4867th ($1891 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd and 2nd 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 Memphis compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 293rd and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$978
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.8
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1517
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.68
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1574
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27140
$17207

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2392
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2182
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2021
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1854
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2306
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1994
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1749
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1858
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2034
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1635
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1670
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1837
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1813
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1637
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1843
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1948
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1593
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1878
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2033
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1404
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1960
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2007
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1783
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1966
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1685
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1710
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2041
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1889
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1828
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2165
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2609
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1397
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1354
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2855

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589