Memphis vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4406
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1052
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1518
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3391
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
633K
2.44M

The cost of living in Memphis is 47% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2663rd and 4661st ($1851 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 362nd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Taipei

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Memphis Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$841
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1430
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1671
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1396
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27314
$18442

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Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602