Taichung: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 62Mostly light vlogs and affiliate-heavy promos with thin firsthand input; the few commenters who have lived there praise cheapness and friendliness, while the rest is inconclusive.
- cheap living
- friendly people
- food and night markets
- cafe culture
- limited firsthand detail
- cost worries from prospective movers
- uncertainty about English-teaching work
- Taichung seems affordable for remote workers
- Locals and expats describe it as easygoing and friendly
- Good cafes and food make daily life enjoyable
- Little candid info on downsides; content is mostly promotional
- Visa and work-options questions remain unanswered in the comments
Read from 8 videos, 10 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
[TAIWAN] A day in the life of a Digital Nomad in Taichung, Taiwan - CHEAP LIVING
Toby Guu · 6K views · 2019
What viewers said
“Thx for sharing a short video of Taiwan life style”
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“This is great! I'm a Taiwanese who also live in Taichung, enjoyed this video very much!”
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“Cool video! Shows a different perspective of Taichung for sure. I will be in Taichung until the end of summer if you ever want to hang out and make another video, hit me up!”
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“Hey mate ! Any plans of making a video on how should one make a portfolio like yours ? Like can you tell us more about your journey and the technologies you study ? How do you find companies who are comfortable with remote work and what tec”
“Life is easy there!”
“More vlogs bro awesome content. Camw from Justin's channel.”
“Hmmm, maybe I will give Taiwan a try, I was putting off because I thought it would be too expensive. Check out my digi nomad vlogs too ❤”
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“Hi, Nice video mate! What camera do you use?”
“💪💪”
“What kind of software developer job do you have? I want to move to taiwan as well but I dont really want to teach english and want to move towards a career that will have more longevity (for me personally) where I can work remote. I'm think”
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Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.