Okayama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2340
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$309
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
76
87
🏙️ Population
720K
2.87M

The cost of living in Okayama is 8% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6433rd and 5994th ($871 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1367th and 351st 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
$5.13
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6145
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14339
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$885
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$921
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$898
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$925
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$934
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$910
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$901
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$988
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$874
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$978
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$873
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1088
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1141
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1030
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$969
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$957
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$932
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1108
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$985
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$920
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$946
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$860
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$911
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$922
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$979
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$934
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$974
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$862
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$924
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$946
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1256
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1027
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1202
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$884
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$976
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1385
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1486
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1471

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684