Perth vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2448
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1473
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2303
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4181
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
2.14M
1.85M

The cost of living in Perth is 169% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 978th and 6264th ($2448 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 10th and 2963rd 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
$15.6
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.55
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1228
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2691
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6285
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4935
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.3
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$81
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2141
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15409
$5587

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$1838
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$2219
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$2016
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2025
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$527
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$496
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$409
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$822
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$593
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$439
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$379
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$408
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$476
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$453
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$459
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$514
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$513
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$445
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$445
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$419
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1894

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697