Memphis vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1842
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4402
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1073
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1650
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3551
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
84
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
633K
3.03M

The cost of living in Memphis is 98% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2338th and 6052nd ($1842 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st and 5th 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 67th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 247th and 496th 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
$14.9
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1357
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.1
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1428
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27502
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716