Philadelphia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6395
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1516
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4131
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
84
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
1.6M
3.03M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 190% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 664th and 6071st ($2597 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 138th and 521st 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
$20.1
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1616
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3231
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.2
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3404
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2379
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.25
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.63
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.89
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2066
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19774
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2610
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2574
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2604
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2477
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2567
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2600
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2591
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2608
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2368
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2600
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2611
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2787
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2493
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2423
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2582
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2541
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2353
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2683
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2676
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2085
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2653
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2901
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2642
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2739
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2919
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2819
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2723
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2782
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2849
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2303
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2264
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2880
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2320
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2557
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2693

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671