Nagoya vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1202
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3492
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$512
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2282
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
73
😀 Quality of life
93
81
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.87M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 48% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4476th and 6380th ($1202 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 10th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 69th and 498th 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
$6.13
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2452
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1499
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.85
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16142
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682