Raleigh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
85
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
468K
2.87M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 142% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1246th and 5984th ($2317 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 5th 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 Raleigh compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 245th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Taichung

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Raleigh Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2470
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1831
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2194
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2278
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2313
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2242
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2109
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2111
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1943
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1773
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2123
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2159
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2081
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1750
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2036
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2088
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2057
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1917
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2030
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2202
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1987
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2079
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2001
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1847
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2080
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2027
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1814
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1963
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1969
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2211
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2378
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2126
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2174
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1736

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665