Memphis vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	67	84
😀 Quality of life	87	81
🏙️ Population	633K	3.03M

The cost of living in Memphis is 110% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2179th and 6071st ($1874 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 279th and 521st 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	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$18658

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671