Raleigh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
82
95
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
468K
2.6M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 114% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 806th and 4715th ($2477 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th and 1st 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 Taipei. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 202nd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Raleigh Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605