Phoenix vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2395
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5245
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1494
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4432
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
1.61M
2.6M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 103% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 955th and 4534th ($2395 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 146th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$6.21
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2412
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2009
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3133
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.4
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.8
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1103
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12281
$19749

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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581