Brisbane vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.85M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 148% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1241st and 6014th ($2323 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 3rd and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Tainan

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Brisbane Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Tainan

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