Guangzhou vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$333
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
74
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.87M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 9% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6292nd ($763 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 9th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1036th and 499th 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
$3.58
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$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