Phoenix vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2390
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5218
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1517
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4557
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
1.61M
2.29M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 177% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 864th and 6163rd ($2390 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 127th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2542
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3451
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2894
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10488
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716