Tainan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$913
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$330
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$399
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
74
93
😀 Quality of life
82
86
🏙️ Population
1.87M
2.29M

The cost of living in Tainan is 6% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5887th and 6163rd ($913 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Ranked 7th vs 3rd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 364th vs 264th 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
$5.55
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2852
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.4
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$734
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11040
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716