Memphis vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4406
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1052
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1518
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3391
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
633K
2.35M

The cost of living in Memphis is 97% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2663rd and 6085th ($1851 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 362nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Taoyuan

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Memphis Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$841
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1430
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1671
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1396
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27314
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464