Taoyuan vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Taoyuan	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2637	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$706	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1536	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	74
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	2.36M	459K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 60% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5651st and 978th ($989 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 841st 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 245th and 286th 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	$4.32	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.16%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4746	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.02	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.04	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.63	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.6	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.7	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$526	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19490	$16143

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Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$889
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$921
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1248
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$792
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$979
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$942
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$874
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$868
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$884
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$904
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$673
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$938
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$844
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$672
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$648
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$643
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$892
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$729
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$717
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$774
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$689
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$687
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$640
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$686
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$705
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$677
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$617
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$474
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$612
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$696
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$628
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$473

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769