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Tainan vs. Winston-salem Cost of Living Summary

Tainan is 31.4% cheaper than Winston-salem.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% less in Tainan
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Tainan
Transportation: pay 17.9% less in Tainan
Housing: pay 71.2% less in Tainan
Childcare: pay 77.6% less in Tainan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% less in Tainan
Clothing: pay 19.5% more in Tainan

The cost of clothing and groceries in Tainan are more expensive than in Winston-salem. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Tainan.

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Tainan vs. Winston-salem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tainan instead of Winston-salem, you would:

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pay 57.5% less for restaurants

	Winston-salem	Tainan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$6.55 NT$211.76	-67.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$4.92 NT$158.82	-50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.37	$1.14 NT$36.98	-51.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85	$0.74 NT$23.79	-60.2%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Winston-salem	Tainan
Bread 1 loaf	$4.07	$1.87 NT$60.57	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.87	$9.47 NT$305.88	+37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35	$11.91 NT$384.78	+255.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.68	$2.64 NT$85.43	-43.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$4.42 NT$142.68	-15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.89	$1.90 NT$61.23	-34.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63	$1.27 NT$40.96	+100.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.57	$1.37 NT$44.26	-46.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.94	$1.92 NT$62.19	-34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.68	$1.29 NT$41.58	-23.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.93	$1.07 NT$34.60	-44.4%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

	Winston-salem	Tainan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.00	$3.83 NT$123.76	+27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$21.30 NT$688.22	-67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,689.37	$36,375.55 NT$1M	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.90	$9.34 NT$301.76	-37.3%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 71.2% less for housing

	Winston-salem	Tainan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.64	$22.12 NT$714.69	-67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.00	$316.78 NT$10,235.01	-78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,076.00	$190.07 NT$6,141.01	-82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.76	$62.05 NT$2,004.67	-56.5%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 77.6% less for childcare

	Winston-salem	Tainan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,490.00	$262.17 NT$8,470.35	-82.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,083.25	$6,554.15 NT$212K	-72.8%
Average			-77.6%

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Winston-salem	Tainan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.88	$3.24 NT$104.82	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.27	$3.47 NT$112.06	-34.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.93 NT$127.06	-34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.00	$38.10 NT$1,231.02	+8.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$10.98 NT$354.70	-15.6%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 19.5% more for clothing

	Winston-salem	Tainan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.78	$66.48 NT$2,147.89	+28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$29.49 NT$952.91	+32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$88.45 NT$2,857.78	+10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.33	$115.72 NT$3,738.81	+6.8%
Average			+19.5%

Winston-salem vs. Tainan - Cost of clothing

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