Brisbane vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
98
72
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.85M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 149% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1349th and 6264th ($2269 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 3rd and 2963rd 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
$15.5
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697