Raleigh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2388
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5530
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1484
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2447
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4749
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
82
93
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
468K
2.33M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 173% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 972nd and 6171st ($2388 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 221st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Raleigh Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1216
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2614
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2029
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6077
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2879
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.4
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.69
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21914
$18619

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Cities near Raleigh

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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443