Taichung vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$5692
🏠 One person rent
$380
$1509
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$2680
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$4354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
85
74
😀 Quality of life
83
90
🏙️ Population
3.03M
459K

The cost of living in Taichung is 58% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5518th and 1045th ($1006 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 916th in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 541st and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Virginia Beach

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Taichung Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$125
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$16163

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$914
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$894
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51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
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$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2593
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2287
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2414
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2679
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$2224
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2384
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2115
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2408
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2395
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2438
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2112
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$1935
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2076
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$1926
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2347
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2071
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2509
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1893
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2171
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2176
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2506
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2582
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$1983
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2919
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2355
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2940
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1812
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2576
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2495
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3328
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2225
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$3054
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2693
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2791
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2482
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2563
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2553
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3275
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$2287
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2710