Hachioji vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hachioji Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1286
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3014
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$628
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1042
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2288
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
576K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hachioji is 28% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4528th and 5518th ($1286 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hachioji compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Hachioji ranked 27th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 724th and 541st 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
$6.87
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$278
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5641
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3072
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12072
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Akishima
$1100
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Hino
$1085
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Akiruno
$1086
8.1 km or 5 mi Fussa
$1077
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Tachikawa
$1073
11 km or 7 mi Hamura
$1058
11 km or 7.1 mi Kunitachi
$1050
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashimurayama
$1051
12 km or 7.5 mi Sagamihara
$1021
12 km or 7.6 mi Mizuho
$1045
13 km or 7.8 mi Tama
$1040
13 km or 8.2 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
14 km or 8.7 mi Kokubunji
$1050
14 km or 8.7 mi Ome
$1054
15 km or 9 mi Fuchu
$1088
15 km or 9.5 mi Aikawa
$971
16 km or 10 mi Kodaira
$1066
17 km or 10 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Machida
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Uenohara
$1041
20 km or 12 mi Iruma
$1017
20 km or 13 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
20 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Hanno
$1025
21 km or 13 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$958
22 km or 14 mi Higashikurume
$1049
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Sayama
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Kiyose
$1025
23 km or 14 mi Musashino
$1110
24 km or 15 mi Yamato
$1017
24 km or 15 mi Komae
$1115
25 km or 16 mi Ebina
$935
26 km or 16 mi Miyoshi
$997
26 km or 16 mi Atsugi
$968
26 km or 16 mi Niiza
$1033
27 km or 17 mi Hidaka
$1004

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650