Perth vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$1362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	73
😀 Quality of life	98	81
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.87M

The cost of living in Perth is 155% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1654th and 6380th ($2075 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Tainan

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	Perth	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$6108

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$747
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$770
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$788
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$796
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$813
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$894
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$728
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$821
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$875
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$731
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1073
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$627
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1181
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$644
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$967
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$625
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$669
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$581
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$451
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$443
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$649
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$569
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$648
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$655
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$603
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$630
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$936
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$681
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$726
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$764
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$601
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$601
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$682