Phoenix vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5582
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1419
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2230
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$694
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4178
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
71
94
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
1.61M
2.43M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 94% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1041st and 4646th ($2423 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 226th and 178th 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
$20
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1497
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1109
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2358
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.7
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.2%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3124
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.35
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1659
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21660
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1974
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2509
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2366
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2463
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2296
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2293
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2365
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2343
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2346
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2367
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2378
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2988
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2318
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2374
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2454
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2321
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2060
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1933
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2573
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2070
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2818
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1767
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1865
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2153
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$771
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1924
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1835
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$876
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2817
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$994
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2804

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612