Tainan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2373
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$264
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1446
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.35M

The cost of living in Tainan is 3% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6264th and 6085th ($910 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Ranked 10th vs 6th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 2963rd vs 373rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Taoyuan

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Tainan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.3
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3159
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5587
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464