Raleigh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2327
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5471
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1420
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4437
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
85
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
468K
3.03M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 131% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1213th and 5518th ($2327 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 212th and 541st 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
$18.1
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1434
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2441
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3119
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2477
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.77
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.68
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$161
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1578
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2582
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2225
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2338
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2387
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2331
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2219
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2171
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2071
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1926
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1812
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2312
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2124
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1757
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2065
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2112
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2176
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2076
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1993
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2070
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2152
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2154
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2156
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2054
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1893
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2094
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2107
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1734
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2102
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1983
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2231
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2395
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2160
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2228
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1766

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650