Taoyuan vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$1947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2638
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$396
$1159
🏘️ Family rent
$681
$1952
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$580
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$71.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1058
$3552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
34
😀 Quality of life
84
80
🏙️ Population
2.33M
543K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 49% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5860th and 2169th ($995 vs $1947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1712th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Taoyuan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tucson ranked 182nd in the United States, while ranked 454th and 624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taoyuan Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.19
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$1136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1995
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$68.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.58%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8667
$2632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5600
$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.31
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$9.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.47
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$588
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15777
$15635

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$936
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$684
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$652
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$646
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$940
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$1202
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$698
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$690
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$740
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$673
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$638
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$681
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$610
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$1203
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$703
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$654
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$672
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$607
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$451
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$588
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$594
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$683
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$612
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