Shanghai vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$635
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
78
82
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.87M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 30% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4461st and 5887th ($1190 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 558th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Tainan

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Shanghai Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near Tainan

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