Philadelphia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.87M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 171% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 742nd and 5984th ($2597 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 87th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Taichung

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Philadelphia Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665