Raleigh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
82
94
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
468K
2.44M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 84% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1246th and 4661st ($2317 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 245th and 266th 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
$18
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2470
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1831
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2194
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2278
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2313
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2242
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2109
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2111
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1943
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1773
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2123
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2159
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2081
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1750
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2036
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2088
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2057
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1917
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2030
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2202
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1987
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2079
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2001
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1847
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2080
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2027
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1814
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1963
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1969
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2211
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2378
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2126
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2174
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1736

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602