Phoenix vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$1362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	69	73
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.87M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 194% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 955th and 6380th ($2395 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th and 10th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 146th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Tainan

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	Phoenix	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$6108

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

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