Taichung vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$348
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
85
93
😀 Quality of life
86
87
🏙️ Population
2.87M
2.35M

The cost of living in Taichung is 2% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5984th and 6085th ($957 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Ranked 7th vs 6th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 409th vs 373rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Taoyuan

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Taichung Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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