Common information
- Country
- China
- Population
- 3 426 519
Cost of living and prices in Taiyuan
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre95USD/month
- in city centre204USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre238USD/month
- in city centre499USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 2 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 18 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 1 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 14 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 0 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 9 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 12 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 3 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 22,786 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 22,378 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 41 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 8 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 5 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 24 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 48 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 68 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 64 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 66 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 9 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 204 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 95 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 499 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 238 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,372 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,282 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 766 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 3.83 |
Ratings
Main factors in Taiyuan
- Leisure quality
- 6.4
- Quality of life
- 4.9
- Travelers rating
- 5.3
- Travelers rating
- 5.8
- English speaking
- 2.8
- Nightlife
- 4.6
- Coworking spaces
- 4.6
- Free WIFI
- 4.6
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 4
Safety in Taiyuan
Comfort in Taiyuan
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Taiyuan
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 36 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 38 |
| Average high, °C | 22 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 16 |
| Average temperature, °C | 17 | 11 | 3 | -3 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 10 |
| Average low, °C | 11 | 5 | -2 | -9 | -11 | -7 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Record low, °C | 0 | -6 | -16 | -26 | -21 | -20 | -13 | -6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 7 | -26 |
| Rain, days | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Fog, days | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 173 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 50 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 110 | 100 | 390 |
| Relative humidity, % | 69 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 70 | 73 | 58 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 90 | 84 | 75 | 69 | 61 | 59 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 80 | 88 | 91 | 75 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 55 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 45 | 59 | 62 | 44 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 11 | 3 | -5 | -12 | -15 | -13 | -7 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 208 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 241 | 350 | 413 | 379 | 1684 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 |