Taichung vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$5237
🏠 One person rent
$366
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$4454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
84
75
😀 Quality of life
83
85
🏙️ Population
3.03M
459K

The cost of living in Taichung is 53% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5356th and 1538th ($995 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1363rd 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 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 343rd and 280th 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
$3.8
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$18553

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$890
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$857
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$746
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$791
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$725
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$860
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2788
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2282
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2462
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2005
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$1997
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2284
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2108
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2237
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2229
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2139
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$2169
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2020
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2063
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2428
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1929
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2159
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2053
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2522
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2592
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2014
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2215
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2849
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1787
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2362
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3079
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2271
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2844
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2426
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2730
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2359
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2369
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2422
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$3110
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$2150
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2685