Austin vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2475
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5680
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$1530
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$2495
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5010
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
962K
1.85M

The cost of living in Austin is 164% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 932nd and 6014th ($2475 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 7th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 192nd and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Tainan

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Austin Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.34
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1888
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2018
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5778
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3142
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20982
$5481

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$2141
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$2058
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$2110
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2125
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2123
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2120
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1937
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1857
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2105
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2093
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2070
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2071
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1950
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$1944
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1843
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2066
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2003
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2096
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1900
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2754
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2093
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1860
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2011
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2093
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2107
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2148
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2111
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$2261
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2174
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2064
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2164
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2206
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2142
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$1916
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2025
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$2316

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686