Philadelphia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2584
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5778
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2234
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4329
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
1.6M
3.03M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 157% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 744th and 5518th ($2584 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 95th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1597
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2401
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.24
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.6
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2021
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650