Okayama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2340
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$309
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
76
89
🏙️ Population
720K
2.36M

The cost of living in Okayama is 12% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6433rd and 5651st ($871 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1367th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Taoyuan

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Okayama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6145
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.3
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14339
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473