Nagoya vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3636
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$544
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1573
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2123
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
2.33M
3.03M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 20% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4446th and 5356th ($1196 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd 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 Nagoya compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Nagoya ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 73rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Taichung

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Nagoya Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1878
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3105
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1803
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13366
$13893

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721