Brisbane vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
74
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.87M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 158% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 930th and 5887th ($2356 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 18th and 364th 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
$13.8
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$11040

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31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$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