Taichung vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$348
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
85
17
😀 Quality of life
86
45
🏙️ Population
2.87M
6.71M

The cost of living in Taichung is 4% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5984th and 6200th ($957 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 409th and 7176th 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
$4.75
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$18853

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16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$677
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$632
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$661
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$647
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$675
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$646
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$618
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$623
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$611
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$525
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$601
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$636
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$553
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$604
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$650
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$557
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$623
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$617
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$626
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$620
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$765
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$571
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$644
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$683
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$594
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$576
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$684
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$652
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$549
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$669
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$782
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$530
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$669
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1002