Miami vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Miami Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3068
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7133
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$2069
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$3842
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$687
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4346
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
442K
2.6M

The cost of living in Miami is 162% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 101st and 4516th ($3068 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Miami ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 114th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Miami Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2508
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1739
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4833
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3298
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6306
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3813
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.74
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.47
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1151
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28464
$19102

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Cities near Miami

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2780
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2771
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2722
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2644
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2711
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2686
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2924
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2610
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2738
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2569
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2904
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$3104
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2611
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$2900
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$3152
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2714
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2556
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2647
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2593
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2596
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2611
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2593
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2569
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2539
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$4065
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2533
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2559
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2568
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2488
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2545
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$2558
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2493
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2565
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2217
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$2783

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589