Austin vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
74
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
962K
1.87M

The cost of living in Austin is 184% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 548th and 5887th ($2590 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 126th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$11040

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$2093
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$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
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$2219
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$1925
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$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
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$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
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$2221
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$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
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$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
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$2107
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Distance City Cost of living
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$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741