Tainan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$241
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1362
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
90
😀 Quality of life
81
70
🏙️ Population
1.87M
13.9M

The cost of living in Tainan is 18% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6380th and 6956th ($814 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 64th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tainan compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Tainan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 498th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tainan Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.44
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.82
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.08
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.9
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$18215

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188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
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$821
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$875
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$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
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$1073
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$627
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$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
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$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
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$625
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$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
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$451
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$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
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$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
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$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
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$601
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$665
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$716
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$649
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$655
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$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
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$586
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$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
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$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
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$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
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$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
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$629
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$577
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$600
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$553
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$481
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$634
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$504
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$616