Tainan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$938
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2456
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$272
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$460
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1386
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.36M

The cost of living in Tainan is 5% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6014th and 5651st ($938 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Tainan compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Ranked 10th vs 4th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 2806th vs 245th 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
$4.62
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.44%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3086
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3103
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.4
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5481
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473