Philadelphia vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.85M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 185% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 742nd and 6264th ($2597 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th and 8th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 87th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Tainan

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Philadelphia Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

Cities near Tainan

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