Changsha vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$222
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$1275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
74
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
10M
1.87M

The cost of living in Changsha is 31% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7989th and 6292nd ($582 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 9th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3254th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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