Sydney vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$2737
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$1275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	74
😀 Quality of life	99	80
🏙️ Population	4.84M	1.87M

The cost of living in Sydney is 233% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 312th and 6292nd ($2801 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tainan

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	Sydney	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$18526

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$707
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$761
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$801
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$818
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$841
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$698
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$864
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$828
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$868
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$821
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$745
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1060
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1158
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$666
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$807
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1028
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$661
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$706
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$605
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$592
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$691
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$713
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$726
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$683
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$795
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$642
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$673
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$1014
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$719
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$776
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$801
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$643
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$629
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$719