Nagoya vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1141
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$481
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$818
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1896
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.85M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 22% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4892nd and 6014th ($1141 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nagoya compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Nagoya ranked 41st best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 865th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Tainan

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Nagoya Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$572
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14392
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931

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