Nagoya vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1202
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3492
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$512
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2282
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
2.33M
2.33M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 37% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4476th and 6171st ($1202 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 69th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nagoya Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2452
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1499
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.85
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16142
$18619

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443