Taichung vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$380
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$323
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
85
21
😀 Quality of life
83
46
🏙️ Population
3.03M
6.71M

The cost of living in Taichung is 10% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5518th and 6158th ($1006 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 541st and 7008th 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
$4.87
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$18627

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$663
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$664
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$617
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$654
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$634
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$602
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$610
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$597
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$622
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$531
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$590
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$621
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$537
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$597
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$634
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$547
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$601
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$602
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$618
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$612
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$753
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$564
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$632
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$679
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$583
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$567
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$696
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$674
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$639
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$558
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$673
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$771
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$546
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$656
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$509
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1003