Miami vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Miami Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3113
$1157
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7409
$3288
🏠 One person rent
$2085
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$4044
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$705
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4445
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
442K
2.6M

The cost of living in Miami is 169% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 98th and 4719th ($3113 vs $1157) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 1.4 months in Miami compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Miami ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 108th and 310th 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
$22.7
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.07
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2437
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1779
$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4893
$1576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3539
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$54.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.5
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6560
$12353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4001
$6211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.62
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.83
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.47
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1195
$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25064
$18435

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Cities near Miami

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2787
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2751
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2552
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2618
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2643
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2566
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2645
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2585
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2654
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2676
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2855
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2640
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2710
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2636
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2798
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$2992
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2739
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$2870
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$3076
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2691
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2619
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2631
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2581
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2726
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2630
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2550
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2532
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2557
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$4001
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2570
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2423
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2443
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2469
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2371
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$2309
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2411
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2485
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2248
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$2851

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1031
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$871
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$741
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$934
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$816
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$757
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$705
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$709
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$662
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$842
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1236
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$664
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$652
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$722
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$775
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$811
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$710
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1237
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$729
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$722
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$643
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$701
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$644
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$728
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$711
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$635
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$714
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605