Memphis vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1769
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4344
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1037
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1681
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$513
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4085
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
84
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
633K
3.03M

The cost of living in Memphis is 78% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2436th and 5356th ($1769 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1929th and 3rd 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 2.3 months in Memphis compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Memphis ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 173rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.81
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1364
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1447
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27049
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$1841
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$1834
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2153
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2138
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1830
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2151
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$1842
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$1867
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2187
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1715
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1827
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1972
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1785
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$2117
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1864
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1800
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1915
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1985
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$2038
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1650
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1875
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2074
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1313
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$2030
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2075
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1819
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1834
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1888
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1460
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1742
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$1968
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$2123
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$2045
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1987
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2534
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1534
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1368
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2300

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721