Okayama vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$323
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1414
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
720K
2.44M

The cost of living in Okayama is 28% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6268th and 4661st ($910 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Okayama ranked 112th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1654th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Taipei

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Okayama Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6821
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3501
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12437
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602