Tainan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$913
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$330
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$399
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
74
95
😀 Quality of life
82
87
🏙️ Population
1.87M
2.6M

The cost of living in Tainan is 22% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5887th and 4516th ($913 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Tainan compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Ranked 7th vs 2nd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 364th vs 209th 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
$5.55
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2852
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$734
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11040
$19102

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589