Raleigh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
82
93
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
468K
2.36M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 129% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1363rd and 5651st ($2265 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 219th and 245th 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
$18.3
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473