Taipei vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$567
$523
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$319
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
21
😀 Quality of life
86
40
🏙️ Population
2.6M
6.71M

The cost of living in Taipei is 31% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4534th and 6043rd ($1181 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 Taipei compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 339th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Yancheng

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Taipei Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$4.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$22179

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TaipeiYancheng

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$665
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$665
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$621
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$668
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$643
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$644
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$644
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$620
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$613
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$603
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$522
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$592
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$643
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$536
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$607
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$657
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$602
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$702
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$620
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$621
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$631
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$746
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$572
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$645
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$670
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$587
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$575
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$695
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$654
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$566
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$665
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$868
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$700
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$541
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$666
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$505
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$984