New Taipei vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2973
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$482
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$836
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1386
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
4.04M
1.85M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 20% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4931st and 6014th ($1123 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Ranked 2nd vs 10th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 183rd vs 2806th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Tainan

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New Taipei Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.72
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$621
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.82%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7371
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.6
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.73
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$650
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21429
$5481

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686