Tainan vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$241
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1016
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1362
$407
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
43
😀 Quality of life
81
56
🏙️ Population
1.87M
1.4M

The cost of living in Tainan is 10% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6380th and 6004th ($814 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Taiwan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tainan compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tainan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 498th and 5778th 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
$5.44
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.82
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.08
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$6410

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$747
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$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
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$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$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
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$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
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
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$682

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$624
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$651
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$612
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$979
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$660
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$648
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$620
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1339
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$651
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$639
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$616
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$470
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$781
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$703
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$603
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$624
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$588
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$549
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
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$566
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$592
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$469
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$550
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$469
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$623
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$458
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$555
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$403
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$711
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$586
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$1016
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$426
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$598