Taoyuan vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$324
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1084
$3778
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
83
81
🏙️ Population
2.33M
398K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 52% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6227th and 2435th ($868 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1891st 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 388th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Wichita

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Taoyuan Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7902
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4753
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.87
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.05
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.66
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.64
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$16129

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691

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$1843
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287