Tainan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2373
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$264
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1446
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.44M

The cost of living in Tainan is 28% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6264th and 4661st ($910 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Tainan compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Ranked 10th vs 2nd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 2963rd vs 266th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Taipei

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Tainan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.3
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3159
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5587
$18442

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Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602