Chengdu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$240
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1362
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
72
81
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.87M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 23% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7421st and 6380th ($623 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1890th and 498th 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
$2.78
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$6108

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$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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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