Columbus vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
906K
1.85M

The cost of living in Columbus is 134% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1686th and 6264th ($2127 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 96th and 2963rd 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
$18.3
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$5587

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$2080
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$2048
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$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
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$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697