Okayama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$326
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1418
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
85
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
720K
3.03M

The cost of living in Okayama is 9% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6116th and 5518th ($918 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Okayama ranked 404th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3262nd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.7
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6628
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3529
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.4
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10787
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$931
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$973
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$945
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$975
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$980
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$958
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$956
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1038
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$920
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$924
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1138
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1199
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1077
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1021
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1000
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$975
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1158
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1037
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$964
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$990
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$927
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$951
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$964
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1029
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$977
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1024
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$916
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$972
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$987
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1317
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1260
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$954
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1457
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1584
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1558

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650