Boston vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
91
81
🏙️ Population
676K
1.87M

The cost of living in Boston is 336% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 24th and 6380th ($3547 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 10th 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 103rd and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$6108

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682