Guangzhou vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$342
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.85M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 16% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6854th and 6014th ($785 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 7th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1149th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Tainan

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Guangzhou Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Tainan

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