Tainan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$241
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1362
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
81
86
🏙️ Population
1.87M
2.6M

The cost of living in Tainan is 31% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6380th and 4534th ($814 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tainan compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Ranked 6th vs 2nd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 498th vs 339th 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
$5.44
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.82
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.08
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581