Tainan vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tainan	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$263	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1477	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	26
😀 Quality of life	83	77
🏙️ Population	1.87M	687K

The cost of living in Tainan is 39% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6262nd and 4103rd ($894 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 61st in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tainan compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Tainan ranked 8th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 549th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Zaragoza

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	Tainan	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.19	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3267	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.23	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.5	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.1	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6518	$8269

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Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$914
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$894
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$854
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$894
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$914
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$1006
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$695
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$993
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$868
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$942
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$901
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$802
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1135
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$615
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1313
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$707
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1030
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$634
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$628
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$589
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$454
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$451
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$697
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$579
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$628
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$669
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$616
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$671
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$941
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$700
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$753
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$766
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$600
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$608
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$696

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581