Tampa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tampa	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2560	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6044	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$1641	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4880	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	68	93
😀 Quality of life	89	83
🏙️ Population	385K	2.33M

The cost of living in Tampa is 193% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 718th and 6171st ($2560 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 7th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tampa compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Tampa ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 174th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tampa vs Taoyuan

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	Tampa	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.2	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1745	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3421	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1387	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14045	$18619

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443