Philadelphia vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.43M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 108% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 741st and 4646th ($2597 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 118th and 178th 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
$22
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$16947

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612