Raleigh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2757
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6734
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1795
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$3490
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4345
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
84
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
468K
3.03M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 177% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 304th and 5356th ($2757 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 235th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Raleigh Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1793
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3656
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9360
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4247
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.24
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22084
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721