Okayama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$943
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$349
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$642
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1425
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
68
81
🏙️ Population
720K
3.03M

The cost of living in Okayama is 5% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5814th and 6071st ($943 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Okayama ranked 466th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3179th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Taichung

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Okayama Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.71
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6597
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$584
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16248
$18658

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Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671