Tainan vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tainan	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$938	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$272	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$460	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.1	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1386	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	24
😀 Quality of life	72	81
🏙️ Population	1.85M	693K

The cost of living in Tainan is 35% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6014th and 4194th ($938 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 64th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Tainan compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Tainan ranked 10th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 2806th and 622nd 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	$4.62	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$319	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.44%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3086	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3103	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.93	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.4	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5481	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643