Philadelphia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.35M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 176% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 742nd and 6085th ($2597 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 87th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Taoyuan

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Philadelphia Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464