Taipei vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$4646
🏠 One person rent
$567
$997
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$2025
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$3603
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
86
80
🏙️ Population
2.6M
398K

The cost of living in Taipei is 35% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4534th and 2367th ($1181 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 2 months in Wichita. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 339th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$15994

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581

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