Raleigh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
82
93
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
468K
2.35M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 146% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1246th and 6085th ($2317 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 245th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Taoyuan

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Raleigh Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464