Columbus vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
74
😀 Quality of life
87
82
🏙️ Population
906K
1.87M

The cost of living in Columbus is 141% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1282nd and 5887th ($2202 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 7th 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 Columbus compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 202nd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$11040

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$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741