Dongguan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$263
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
74
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.87M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 26% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7341st and 6262nd ($662 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 12th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 3389th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tainan

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Dongguan Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$6518

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696