Raleigh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
84
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
468K
3.03M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 166% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 806th and 6052nd ($2477 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 202nd and 496th 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
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$13638

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716