Chiba vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$524
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
74
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
975K
1.87M

The cost of living in Chiba is 48% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4480th and 6292nd ($1244 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 9th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 814th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719