Okayama vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$364
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
68
95
😀 Quality of life
68
86
🏙️ Population
720K
2.6M

The cost of living in Okayama is 15% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5836th and 4715th ($980 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3256th and 311th 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
$5.97
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$997
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$985
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$984
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$1025
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$995
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$983
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$975
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$961
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$985
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$962
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$987
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$960
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$958
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$993
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1075
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$1044
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$953
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$993
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$1022
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1088
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$987
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$1002
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$1049
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1010
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1017
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$954
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1103
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1085
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1205
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1037
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1145
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$960
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1212
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1432
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1607
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1582

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605