Hong Kong vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.87M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 227% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 379th and 6292nd ($2753 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 205th and 499th 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
$8.31
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

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