Memphis vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1874
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4389
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1092
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1592
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3516
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
67
95
😀 Quality of life
87
86
🏙️ Population
633K
2.6M

The cost of living in Memphis is 59% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2179th and 4534th ($1874 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 279th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.47
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1292
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.63
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1469
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27369
$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581