Raleigh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
82
94
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
468K
2.43M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 82% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1363rd and 4646th ($2265 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 219th and 178th 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
$18.3
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612