Okayama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$960
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$375
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1444
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
84
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
720K
3.03M

The cost of living in Okayama is 4% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5599th and 5356th ($960 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 3rd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2946th and 343rd 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
$6.25
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.66%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3983
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9023
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$919
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$926
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$923
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$910
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$946
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$920
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$902
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$894
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$885
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$901
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$888
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$900
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$913
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$889
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$900
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$983
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$965
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$890
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$900
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$939
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1002
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$907
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$920
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$968
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$909
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$972
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$912
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$879
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1030
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1003
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$958
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$916
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$945
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$882
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1132
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1012
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1041
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1036

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721