Taichung vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Taichung | Tainan | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Taichung is 5% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5984th and 6264th ($957 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in Taiwan.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Ranked 7th vs 10th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 409th vs 2963rd among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Taichung vs Tainan
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| Taichung | Tainan | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 10 mi |  Changhua | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Nantou | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Miaoli | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Douliu | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Chiayi | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Zhubei | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | New Taipei | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Yilan | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Taipei | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Tainan | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Keelung | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Taitung | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 220 km or 137 mi |  Putian | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Kinmen | |
| 255 km or 159 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Xiamen | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Ningde | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 354 km or 220 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Nanping | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Longyan | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Sanming | |
| 403 km or 251 mi | Rui'an | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Shantou | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Jieyang | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Meizhou | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Puning | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 476 km or 295 mi | Wenling | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 484 km or 301 mi | Lishui | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Linhai | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Shangrao |
Cities near Tainan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 42 km or 26 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Chiayi | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Douliu | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Taitung | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Nantou | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Changhua | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Taichung | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Miaoli | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Zhubei | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Kinmen | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Yilan | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | New Taipei | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Taipei | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Xiamen | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Keelung | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Putian | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Shantou | |
| 371 km or 230 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Jieyang | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Longyan | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Puning | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Ningde | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Ishigaki | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Meizhou | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Sanming | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Nanping | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Shanwei | |
| 535 km or 333 mi | Rui'an | |
| 556 km or 346 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 567 km or 352 mi | Heyuan | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 590 km or 367 mi | Huizhou | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Lishui |