Tainan vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$913
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$330
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$399
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
74
49
😀 Quality of life
82
54
🏙️ Population
1.87M
7.1M

The cost of living in Tainan is 22% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5887th and 6575th ($913 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 49th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Tainan compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 364th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tainan Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2852
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.2
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.4
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$734
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11040
$23682

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$725
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$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$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
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741

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Distance City Cost of living
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$679
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$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677