Hefei vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$216
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
74
😀 Quality of life
69
83
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.87M

The cost of living in Hefei is 28% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7469th and 6262nd ($643 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 12th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 4318th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$6518

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696