Chiba vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$569
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
74
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
975K
1.87M

The cost of living in Chiba is 40% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4599th and 6262nd ($1251 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 12th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 723rd and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$6518

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1006
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1027
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1021
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1025
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1047
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1001
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1055
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1024
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$985
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1035
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1004
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1076
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1034
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1116
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1039
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1014
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1006
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1047
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1025
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1354
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1067
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1016

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696