Canberra vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$1362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	30	73
😀 Quality of life	84	81
🏙️ Population	381K	1.87M

The cost of living in Canberra is 149% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1768th and 6380th ($2023 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 10th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 388th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Tainan

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	Canberra	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$6108

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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