Taichung vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2706
$3864
🏠 One person rent
$308
$837
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$1959
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1355
$861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
8
😀 Quality of life
81
59
🏙️ Population
3.03M
24.7K

The cost of living in Taichung is 40% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6071st and 3454th ($894 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 521st and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.57
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$3.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5817
$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3737
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.67
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.83
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18658
$8298

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$813
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$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
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$711
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1100
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1105
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$706
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$447
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$498
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$808
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$745
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$580
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$712
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$785
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$552
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$523
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$507
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$545
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$352
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$486
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$561
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$660
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$541
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$408