Memphis vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1917
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4608
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1707
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3719
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
85
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
633K
2.87M

The cost of living in Memphis is 103% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2305th and 5994th ($1917 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 311th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Taichung

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Memphis Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1660
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.79
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27334
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684