Tainan vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$913
$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$7509
🏠 One person rent
$330
$2032
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$3829
🍽️ Food expenses
$399
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$6776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
74
100
😀 Quality of life
82
95
🏙️ Population
1.87M
690K

The cost of living in Tainan is 70% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5887th and 96th ($913 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 82nd in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Tainan compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 364th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tainan Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$8.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2852
$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.2
$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.4
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$734
$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11040
$28279

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$952
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$857
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$890
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$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
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$860
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$917
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$861
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$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
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$676
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$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$837
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$741

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Distance City Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi Georgetown
$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi Alexandria
$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi Bethesda
$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi Silver Spring
$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2369
17 km or 11 mi Springfield
$2215
17 km or 11 mi Greenbelt
$2359
23 km or 14 mi Rockville
$2325
24 km or 15 mi Fairfax
$2730
26 km or 16 mi Bowie
$2362
27 km or 17 mi Laurel
$2258
28 km or 17 mi Reston
$2714
30 km or 19 mi Waldorf
$2428
31 km or 19 mi Gaithersburg
$2662
32 km or 20 mi Herndon
$2518
34 km or 21 mi Woodbridge
$2592
34 km or 21 mi Marumsco
$2522
36 km or 22 mi Centreville
$3110
37 km or 23 mi Germantown
$2591
38 km or 23 mi Columbia
$2674
41 km or 26 mi Manassas
$2426
42 km or 26 mi Ashburn
$2863
47 km or 29 mi Annapolis
$2849
49 km or 31 mi Catonsville
$2421
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2685
57 km or 35 mi Eldersburg
$2367
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$2197
61 km or 38 mi Owings Mills
$2518
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2308
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
83 km or 52 mi Charles Town
$1876
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$2433
92 km or 57 mi Bel Air South
$2416
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2401
102 km or 63 mi Hanover
$2116
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$1906
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2255
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$2107
122 km or 76 mi York
$1846