Raleigh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2388
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5530
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1484
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2447
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4749
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
82
95
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
468K
2.6M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 102% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 972nd and 4534th ($2388 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 221st and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Taipei

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Raleigh Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1216
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2614
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2029
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6077
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2879
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.4
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.69
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21914
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581