Guangzhou vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$333
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
74
😀 Quality of life
75
82
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.87M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 19% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6607th and 5887th ($742 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 7th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 955th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741