Phoenix vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5360
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1407
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2224
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$643
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4113
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
71
94
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
1.61M
2.44M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 88% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1175th and 4661st ($2357 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st 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 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 134th and 266th 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
$18.2
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$6.66
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2325
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1811
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4603
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.52
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.21
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1456
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18987
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1961
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2471
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2345
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2435
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2312
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2298
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2359
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2338
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2353
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2396
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2381
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$3022
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2490
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2324
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2227
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2366
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2444
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2316
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2050
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1930
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2589
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2059
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2798
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1764
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1842
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2110
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$776
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1919
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$978
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1838
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$890
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2777
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1004
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2781

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602