Phoenix vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2369
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5226
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1477
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2396
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$590
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4699
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
1.61M
2.6M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 104% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 973rd and 4715th ($2369 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Phoenix ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 119th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Taipei

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Phoenix Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$5.77
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2431
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3520
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2938
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1116
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10377
$18424

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13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1989
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2588
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2201
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2430
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2287
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2416
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2518
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2446
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2339
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2414
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2372
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2338
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2422
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2291
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2313
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2484
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2052
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2040
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1954
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2268
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2026
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2638
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1792
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1886
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1986
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$786
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1928
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1842
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$758
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2643
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$955
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2657

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605