Chengdu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$251
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
74
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.87M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 22% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7209th and 6292nd ($660 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 Chengdu compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1933rd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Tainan

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Chengdu Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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