Taichung vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$346
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$3778
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
84
46
😀 Quality of life
80
81
🏙️ Population
3.03M
398K

The cost of living in Taichung is 49% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6052nd and 2435th ($931 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 496th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$16129

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$841
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$818
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$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
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$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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$1843
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$1727
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$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
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$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
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$2179
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$1802
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$2287