Taichung vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$4545
🏠 One person rent
$366
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$3962
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
84
46
😀 Quality of life
83
81
🏙️ Population
3.03M
398K

The cost of living in Taichung is 44% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5356th and 2417th ($995 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1921st 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 2.2 months in Wichita. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wichita ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 343rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Wichita

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Taichung Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$5.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$741
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$1561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$4.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$913
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$15991

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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
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$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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$1820
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$1703
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$1239
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$1728
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1575
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1784
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1827
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1854
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1762
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1741
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1787
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1777
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1708
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1695
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1765
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1773
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1499
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1604
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1771
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1777
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1456
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1887
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1778
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$1996
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1880
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1969
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1943
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1956
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1944
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2157
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1836
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2049
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1916
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2186
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2154
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2242
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2171
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$2144
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$2147
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2187