Taipei vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$2592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$5929
🏠 One person rent
$537
$1681
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2827
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$4846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
87
88
🏙️ Population
2.6M
385K

The cost of living in Taipei is 55% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4516th and 545th ($1169 vs $2592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th 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 Taipei compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 209th and 180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Tampa

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Taipei Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$1683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$3244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$2357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$2397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$26113

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Egypt Lake-Leto
$2426
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2417
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2396
11 km or 7 mi University
$2398
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$1770
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2485
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2611
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2463
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2312
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2298
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2362
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2127
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2420
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2243
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2722
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2053
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2144
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2266
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2523
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2437
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2348
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2231
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$1860
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2390
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1847
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2073
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2380
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2634
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2268
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2475
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2425
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2409
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1917
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2373
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2342
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2343
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2515
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2357