Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Charlotte

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Charlotte are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricTaipeiCharlotteTaipei vs Charlotte
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥29,280Charlotte earns 2.5× the salary in Taipei

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiCharlotteTaipei vs Charlotte
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥122Charlotte costs 3.87× the price in Taipei
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥506Charlotte costs 1.61× the price in Taipei
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥74Charlotte costs 1.97× the price in Taipei
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥1,133.6Charlotte costs 2.18× the price in Taipei
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥536.2Charlotte costs 2.95× the price in Taipei
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥464.9Charlotte costs 4.01× the price in Taipei
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥389.9Charlotte costs 1.42× the price in Taipei
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥108.0Charlotte costs 1.72× the price in Taipei
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥6.2Taipei costs 1.12× the price in Charlotte

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiCharlotteTaipei vs Charlotte
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥122.7Taipei costs 1.17× the price in Charlotte
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥30.7Charlotte costs 1.79× the price in Taipei
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥6.6Taipei costs 3.09× the price in Charlotte
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥25.0Charlotte costs 1.95× the price in Taipei
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥36.0Charlotte costs 1.11× the price in Taipei
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥25.3Charlotte costs 1.38× the price in Taipei
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥31.0Charlotte costs 1.05× the price in Taipei
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥16.2Charlotte costs 1.47× the price in Taipei
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥104.1Charlotte costs 1.11× the price in Taipei

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiCharlotteTaipei vs Charlotte
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥12,813Charlotte costs 2.22× the price in Taipei
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥9,326Charlotte costs 3.00× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥23,109Charlotte costs 2.23× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥15,801Charlotte costs 2.50× the price in Taipei
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥28,822Taipei costs 2.99× the price in Charlotte
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥16,504Taipei costs 3.09× the price in Charlotte