Guangzhou vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$354
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.85M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 14% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6835th and 6264th ($782 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 8th 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 2285th and 2963rd 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
$2.86
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$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