Sydney vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Sydney Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2564
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6332
$3032
🏠 One person rent
$1488
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$2864
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$356
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4101
$1323
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
4.84M
1.87M

The cost of living in Sydney is 156% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 378th and 5457th ($2564 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Tainan. Sydney ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 10th and 291st 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
$15.4
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1766
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3415
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2457
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
2.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15741
$5474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10385
$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$142
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$16.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$38.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$10.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.5
$147
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1907
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16834
$10125

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$903
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$888
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$866
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$1000
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$869
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$884
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$971
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$690
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$827
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$911
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$805
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$865
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$896
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1032
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$685
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1127
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$687
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$792
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$913
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$688
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$753
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$680
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$989
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$808
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$957
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$508
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$928
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$709
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1180
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$847
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$671
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$679
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1073
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$762
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1180
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$819
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$866
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$646
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$770