Taichung vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Taichung	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$308	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1355	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	84	46
😀 Quality of life	81	80
🏙️ Population	3.03M	398K

The cost of living in Taichung is 51% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6071st and 2367th ($894 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1932nd 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 months in Wichita. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 521st and 552nd 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	$4.57	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1000	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5817	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3737	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.4	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.67	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.66	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.83	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.53	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.3	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.4	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18658	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312