Columbus vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
74
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
906K
1.87M

The cost of living in Columbus is 168% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1248th and 6292nd ($2252 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 242nd and 499th 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
$19.9
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$18526

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$2099
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$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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Distance City Cost of living
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$932
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$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