Miami vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	85	93
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	442K	2.33M

The cost of living in Miami is 251% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 119th and 6171st ($3075 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 140th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Taoyuan

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	Miami	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$18619

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443