Taichung vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$366
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
8
😀 Quality of life
83
59
🏙️ Population
3.03M
24.7K

The cost of living in Taichung is 38% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5356th and 3034th ($995 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Taiwan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 343rd and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Victoria

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Taichung Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$8062

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$890
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$857
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$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
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$725
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$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524