Memphis vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1842
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4402
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1073
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1650
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3551
$1789
😷 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 2338th and 4715th ($1842 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Memphis ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 247th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1357
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1428
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27502
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605