Phoenix vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2390
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5218
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1517
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4557
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
1.61M
3.03M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 140% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 864th and 5356th ($2390 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 127th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2542
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3451
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2894
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10488
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721