Brisbane vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
74
😀 Quality of life
97
80
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.87M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 196% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 781st and 6292nd ($2491 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 15th and 499th 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
$14
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719