Fukuoka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$426
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
81
74
😀 Quality of life
75
82
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.87M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 15% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4954th and 5887th ($1054 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1177th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fukuoka Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741