Tainan vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tainan	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$241	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.6	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1362	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	81	94
🏙️ Population	1.87M	690K

The cost of living in Tainan is 74% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6380th and 96th ($814 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 86th 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 1.7 months in Tainan compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Tainan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 498th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Washington

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	Tainan	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.75%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3010	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.82	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.08	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.4	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6108	$24653

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$747
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$770
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$788
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$796
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$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
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$682

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979