Philadelphia vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.44M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 107% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 742nd and 4661st ($2597 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 87th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Taipei

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Philadelphia Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$18442

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Cities near Philadelphia

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602