Tainan vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$262
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1275
$408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
43
😀 Quality of life
80
55
🏙️ Population
1.87M
1.4M

The cost of living in Tainan is 7% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6292nd and 6109th ($841 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Taiwan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Tainan compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 499th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Ulaanbaatar

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Tainan Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2874
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2280
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18526
$7750

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$707
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$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
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$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
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$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
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$719

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$617
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$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
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$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
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$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594