Tainan vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tainan	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$938	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$272	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$460	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1386	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	18
😀 Quality of life	72	84
🏙️ Population	1.85M	216K

The cost of living in Tainan is 53% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6014th and 2013th ($938 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Taiwan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Taiwan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Tainan compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Tainan ranked 10th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 2806th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Wellington

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	Tainan	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.62	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.44%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3086	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3103	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.93	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5481	$13757

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Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$904
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$884
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$844
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$868
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$874
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$942
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$687
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$921
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$889
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$989
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$892
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$792
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1123
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$643
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$648
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$729
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$979
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$673
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$679
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$612
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$474
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$473
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$705
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$600
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$672
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$682
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$640
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$689
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$954
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$717
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$774
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$777
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$638
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$686

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844