Memphis vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1769
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4344
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1037
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1681
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$513
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4085
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
633K
2.29M

The cost of living in Memphis is 105% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2436th and 6163rd ($1769 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1929th and 10th 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 2.3 months in Memphis compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Memphis ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 173rd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.81
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1364
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1447
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27049
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$1841
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$1834
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2153
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2138
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1830
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2151
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$1842
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$1867
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2187
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1715
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1827
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1972
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1785
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$2117
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1864
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1800
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1915
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1985
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$2038
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1650
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1875
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2074
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1313
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$2030
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2075
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1819
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1834
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1888
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1460
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1742
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$1968
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$2123
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$2045
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1987
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2534
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1534
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1368
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2300

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716