Okayama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$323
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1414
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
75
86
🏙️ Population
720K
2.87M

The cost of living in Okayama is 5% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6268th and 5984th ($910 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Okayama ranked 112th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1654th and 409th 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
$5.32
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6821
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3501
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12437
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$920
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$958
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$929
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$959
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$959
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$941
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$934
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1024
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$907
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1011
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$906
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1128
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1188
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1069
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1001
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$982
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$959
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1153
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1024
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$944
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$970
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$913
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$939
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$948
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1011
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$957
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1006
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$898
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$954
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$968
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1313
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1066
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1253
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$932
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1453
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1562
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1554

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665