Shaoyang vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shaoyang Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1654
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$214
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$77
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
21
73
😀 Quality of life
46
72
🏙️ Population
6.56M
1.85M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 34% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7929th and 6264th ($601 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 213th and 8th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Shaoyang ranked 254th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 7123rd and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Tainan

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Shaoyang Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.4%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2920
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1847
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.4
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.25
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11939
$5587

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50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615

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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