Memphis vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Memphis New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1842
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4402
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1073
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1650
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3551
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
95
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
633K
4.04M

The cost of living in Memphis is 74% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2338th and 5212th ($1842 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Memphis ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 247th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Memphis vs New Taipei infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Memphis vs New Taipei

Prices for goods and services in Memphis and New Taipei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Memphis New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.2
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1357
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.1
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1428
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27502
$13786

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2055
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2065
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2064
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2262
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2030
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1736
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1839
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1995
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1687
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1883
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1774
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1849
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1656
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1781
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1806
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1615
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1798
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1836
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1323
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1985
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1756
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1802
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1516
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1795
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1983
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1586
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1708
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2028
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1926
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1854
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1607
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2552
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1543
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1325
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2670

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605