Taichung vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$366
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$782
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
84
21
😀 Quality of life
83
43
🏙️ Population
3.03M
6.71M

The cost of living in Taichung is 7% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5356th and 5799th ($995 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 0.8 months in Yancheng. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 343rd and 6861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Yancheng

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Taichung Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$19602

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$696
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$703
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$652
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$699
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$679
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$682
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$631
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$625
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$524
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$675
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$608
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$625
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$688
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$651
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$713
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$641
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$645
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$682
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$740
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$605
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$731
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$687
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$624
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$610
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$763
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$707
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$694
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$575
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$731
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$566
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$746
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$532
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1074