Okayama vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2340
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$309
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
73
😀 Quality of life
76
72
🏙️ Population
720K
1.85M

The cost of living in Okayama is 7% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6433rd and 6014th ($871 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 7th 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 Tainan. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1367th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Tainan

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Okayama Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6145
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14339
$5481

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686