Taipei vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$537
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$782
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
21
😀 Quality of life
87
43
🏙️ Population
2.6M
6.71M

The cost of living in Taipei is 26% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4516th and 5799th ($1169 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 0.8 months in Yancheng. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 209th and 6861st 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
$5.62
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$19602

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$696
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$703
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$652
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$699
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$679
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$682
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$631
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$625
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$524
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$675
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$608
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$625
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$688
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$651
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$713
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$641
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$645
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$682
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$740
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$605
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$731
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$687
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$624
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$610
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$763
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$707
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$694
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$575
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$731
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$566
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$746
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$532
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1074