Chongqing vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$224
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
72
81
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.87M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 22% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7340th and 6380th ($634 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 10th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1675th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Tainan

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Chongqing Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$6108

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127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$956
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$747
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$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