Taipei vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$6218
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1722
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$3186
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$684
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$5035
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
86
90
🏙️ Population
2.6M
385K

The cost of living in Taipei is 56% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4715th and 497th ($1158 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 439th 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 Taipei compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 311th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$7.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$14056

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Tampa

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Egypt Lake-Leto
$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2453
11 km or 7 mi University
$2435
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$2080
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2642
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2543
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2410
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2190
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2314
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2355
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2075
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2437
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2519
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2289
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2745
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2128
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2224
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2328
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2595
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2461
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2382
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2279
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$2267
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2406
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1693
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2283
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2408
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2594
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2302
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2457
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2408
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2397
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1957
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2380
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2364
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2353
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2353
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2369