Raleigh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
82
93
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
468K
2.33M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 185% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 806th and 6227th ($2477 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th and 6th 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 49th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 202nd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Raleigh Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691