Raleigh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2757
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6734
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1795
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$3490
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4345
$1180
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
82
93
😀 Quality of life
87
86
🏙️ Population
468K
2.29M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 220% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 304th and 6163rd ($2757 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 10th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 235th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Raleigh Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1793
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3656
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9360
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4247
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.24
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22084
$13937

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716