Cost of Living & Income: Nanjing vs Taipei

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Nanjing and Taipei are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricNanjingTaipeiNanjing vs Taipei
💰 Average monthly net salary¥9,594¥11,645Taipei earns 1.2× the salary in Nanjing

Daily expenses

MetricNanjingTaipeiNanjing vs Taipei
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥31Taipei costs 1.26× the price in Nanjing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥314Taipei costs 2.09× the price in Nanjing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥38Taipei costs 1.08× the price in Nanjing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥366.0¥520.8Taipei costs 1.42× the price in Nanjing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥48.0¥181.9Taipei costs 3.79× the price in Nanjing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥51.5¥115.9Taipei costs 2.25× the price in Nanjing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥191.7¥274.7Taipei costs 1.43× the price in Nanjing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥62.8Taipei costs 1.57× the price in Nanjing
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.7¥6.9Nanjing costs 1.26× the price in Taipei

Supermarket prices

MetricNanjingTaipeiNanjing vs Taipei
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥59.5¥143.0Taipei costs 2.40× the price in Nanjing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥8.9¥17.2Taipei costs 1.92× the price in Nanjing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥14.3¥20.3Taipei costs 1.43× the price in Nanjing
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥14.2¥12.8Nanjing costs 1.11× the price in Taipei
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.1¥32.3Taipei costs 2.29× the price in Nanjing
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.9¥18.3Taipei costs 3.13× the price in Nanjing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥29.7Taipei costs 4.07× the price in Nanjing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥11.0Taipei costs 1.71× the price in Nanjing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥90.0¥94.2Taipei costs 1.05× the price in Nanjing

Rent & property prices

MetricNanjingTaipeiNanjing vs Taipei
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,678¥5,772Taipei costs 1.57× the price in Nanjing
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,988¥3,104Taipei costs 1.56× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥7,637¥10,343Taipei costs 1.35× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,774¥6,318Taipei costs 1.67× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥34,464¥86,193Taipei costs 2.50× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥20,982¥51,073Taipei costs 2.43× the price in Nanjing