Taoyuan vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Taoyuan	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2515	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$653	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	74
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	2.35M	459K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 61% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6085th and 1097th ($941 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 940th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Taoyuan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 373rd and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Virginia Beach

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	Taoyuan	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.68	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.99%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8065	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5166	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.07	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.62	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.57	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.47	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$541	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17081	$15986

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Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763