Tainan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$241
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1362
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
1.87M
2.33M

The cost of living in Tainan is 7% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6380th and 6171st ($814 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tainan compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Ranked 6th vs 5th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 498th vs 418th 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
$5.44
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.82
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.08
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443