Miami vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Miami Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3216
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7364
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$2092
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$3669
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$789
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4242
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
85
94
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
442K
2.43M

The cost of living in Miami is 158% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 117th and 4646th ($3216 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Miami ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 169th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Taipei

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Miami Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.1
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$105
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2394
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1806
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4404
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6964
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.11
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.45
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.78
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.6
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1797
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18611
$16947

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Cities near Miami

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2487
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2668
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2556
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2762
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2602
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2842
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2805
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2802
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2808
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2792
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2747
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$2859
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2958
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$3046
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$2843
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2756
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2802
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2721
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2697
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2924
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2589
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2673
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2695
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2715
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$3151
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2749
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2774
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2762
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2701
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2757
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$3035
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2735
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2793
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2502
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$3114

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612