Hangzhou vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$391
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
74
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.87M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 9% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6270th and 5887th ($831 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 7th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2093rd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hangzhou Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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