Chicago vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.87M

The cost of living in Chicago is 217% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 483rd and 6292nd ($2667 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 9th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 20th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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