Taichung vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$366
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
84
74
😀 Quality of life
83
82
🏙️ Population
3.03M
1.87M

The cost of living in Taichung is 9% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5356th and 5887th ($995 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Ranked 6th vs 7th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 343rd vs 364th 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
$3.8
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$11040

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Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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