Nagoya vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1141
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$481
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$818
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1896
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
2.33M
2.36M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 15% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5651st ($1141 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 3rd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nagoya compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Nagoya ranked 41st best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 865th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Taoyuan

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Nagoya Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.3
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$572
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14392
$19490

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473