Changsha vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$190
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$1362
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
68
81
🏙️ Population
10M
1.87M

The cost of living in Changsha is 29% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6380th ($577 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 10th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3100th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

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