Phoenix vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2395
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5245
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1494
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4432
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
1.61M
3.03M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 168% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 955th and 6071st ($2395 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 146th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.21
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2412
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2009
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3133
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.4
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.8
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1103
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12281
$18658

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13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1979
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2524
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2342
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2423
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671