Hong Kong vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.87M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 186% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 503rd and 5887th ($2614 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 168th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Tainan

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Hong Kong Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

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