Taoyuan vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2376
$4753
🏠 One person rent
$308
$1209
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$2062
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1180
$3815
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
33
😀 Quality of life
86
80
🏙️ Population
2.29M
543K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 58% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6163rd and 1697th ($861 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1492nd 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 Taoyuan compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Taoyuan ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 264th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Taoyuan Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$758
$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7365
$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4810
$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.01
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.69
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.2
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13937
$15695

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$995
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$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
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$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
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$913
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$952
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$664
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$694
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$932
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$689
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$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
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$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
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$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
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$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
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$644
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$716

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$2096
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$2043
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$1777
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$874
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$2324
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$2341
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$2368
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$2414
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$2340
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$2427
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$2392
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$2425
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$881
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$2381
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$2459
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$2353
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$2390
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$2485
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$2428
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$2339
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$2405
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$2379
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$2315
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$865
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$2347
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$2244
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$2275
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$914
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