Fukuoka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$427
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
82
73
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.85M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 9% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5437th and 6014th ($1018 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 919th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Tainan

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Fukuoka Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686