Perth vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2292
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5119
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1352
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2099
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3624
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
74
😀 Quality of life
96
82
🏙️ Population
2.14M
1.87M

The cost of living in Perth is 151% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1068th and 5887th ($2292 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 10th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Perth Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7584
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6088
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.86
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1668
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12548
$11040

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$1601
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$2052
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1612
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1761
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$502
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$546
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$361
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$870
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$873
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$556
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$427
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$383
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$403
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$469
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$439
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$454
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$505
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$506
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$440
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$427
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$459
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1693

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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