Philadelphia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2584
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5778
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$2234
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4329
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
93
84
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.33M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 174% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 744th and 5995th ($2584 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 95th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1597
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2401
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.24
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.6
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2021
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$14970

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Cities near Philadelphia

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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451