Phoenix vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2390
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5218
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1517
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4557
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
74
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
1.61M
1.87M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 162% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 864th and 5887th ($2390 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 127th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2542
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3451
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2894
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10488
$11040

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13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706

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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