Taichung vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$348
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
85
48
😀 Quality of life
86
63
🏙️ Population
2.87M
1.47M

The cost of living in Taichung is 9% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5984th and 5278th ($957 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Taiwan and Russia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 409th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Yekaterinburg

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Taichung Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$7937

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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
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$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688