Tainan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$262
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1275
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
74
90
😀 Quality of life
80
71
🏙️ Population
1.87M
13.9M

The cost of living in Tainan is 18% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6292nd and 6862nd ($841 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 81st in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Tainan compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 499th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tainan Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2874
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2280
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.3
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.3
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18526
$16590

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188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
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$864
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$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
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$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
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$1060
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$654
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$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
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$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$629
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$700
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$734
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$679
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$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
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$611
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$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
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$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
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$507
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$657
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$526
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$618