Tainan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$262
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1275
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
74
93
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
1.87M
2.33M

The cost of living in Tainan is 3% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6292nd and 6227th ($841 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Tainan compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Ranked 7th vs 4th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 499th vs 388th 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
$4.68
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2874
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2280
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.3
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18526
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691