Memphis vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1917
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4608
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1707
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3719
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
633K
2.36M

The cost of living in Memphis is 94% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2305th and 5651st ($1917 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 311th and 245th 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
$16.6
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1660
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.6
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.79
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27334
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473