Hachioji vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hachioji Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1252
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3014
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$569
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2481
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
576K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hachioji is 34% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4450th and 6052nd ($1252 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hachioji compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hachioji ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 604th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hachioji vs Taichung

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Hachioji Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1131
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6011
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3293
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.54
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.6
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.7
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12624
$13638

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5.5 km or 3.4 mi Akishima
$1106
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Hino
$1102
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Akiruno
$1098
8.1 km or 5 mi Fussa
$1091
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Tachikawa
$1092
11 km or 7 mi Hamura
$1080
11 km or 7.1 mi Kunitachi
$1073
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashimurayama
$1074
12 km or 7.5 mi Sagamihara
$1060
12 km or 7.6 mi Mizuho
$1078
13 km or 7.8 mi Tama
$1057
13 km or 8.2 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
14 km or 8.7 mi Kokubunji
$1075
14 km or 8.7 mi Ome
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Fuchu
$1106
15 km or 9.5 mi Aikawa
$1001
16 km or 10 mi Kodaira
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Machida
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Uenohara
$1061
20 km or 12 mi Iruma
$1065
20 km or 13 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
20 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Hanno
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$982
22 km or 14 mi Higashikurume
$1079
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Sayama
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Kiyose
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Musashino
$1121
24 km or 15 mi Yamato
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Komae
$1112
25 km or 16 mi Ebina
$942
26 km or 16 mi Miyoshi
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Atsugi
$983
26 km or 16 mi Niiza
$1061
27 km or 17 mi Hidaka
$1065

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Distance City Cost of living
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$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716