Tainan vital statistics: Population (2016): 1,170,000 (urban area) Latitude & longitude: 22˚ 59′ N, 120˚ 11′ E January average temperature: High 23.9˚C (75.0˚F), low 14.1˚C (57.5˚F) July average temperature: High 32.9˚C (91.2˚F), low 26.4˚C (79.5˚F) Time zone: GMT+8 (12 hours ahead of U.S. EDT) Language: Taiwanese, Chinese, Hakka Currency: New Taiwan Dollar (NT$) Exchange rate:
With my 4-10 April 2018 sojourn in Taipei (city #1 of 18 on my itinerary) over, the scores are in! Here’s my totally biased and subjective take. Scores range from 0 (worst) to 10 (best). Rent: 5.0. At $550, Taipei is in the middle of the pack of 18 as far as average rent for
5 April 2018: I chose my Airbnb room in Taipei because I saw on Google Maps it was in Xinyi District (信義區), close to the Elephant Mountain Nature Trail (象山自然步道). As I’ve mentioned, one quality I look for in a city is closeness to nature; in particular, proximity to hikeable hills and mountains. Hong Kong,