Columbus vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
906K
1.85M

The cost of living in Columbus is 128% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1634th and 6014th ($2140 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 266th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Tainan

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Columbus Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$5481

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$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686