Okayama vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2340
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$309
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
76
90
🏙️ Population
720K
2.43M

The cost of living in Okayama is 30% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6433rd and 4646th ($871 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1367th and 178th 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
$5.13
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6145
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14339
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612