Taichung vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Taichung	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$308	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1355	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	81	94
🏙️ Population	3.03M	690K

The cost of living in Taichung is 72% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6071st and 96th ($894 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 86th 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 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 521st and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Washington

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	Taichung	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.57	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1000	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5817	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3737	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.4	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.67	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.66	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.83	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.53	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.3	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18658	$24653

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Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$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

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979