Okayama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$326
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1418
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
72
84
🏙️ Population
720K
2.33M

The cost of living in Okayama is 3% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6116th and 5995th ($918 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Okayama ranked 404th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3262nd and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.7
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6628
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3529
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.4
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10787
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$931
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$973
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$945
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$975
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$980
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$958
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$956
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1038
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$920
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$924
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1138
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1199
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1077
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1021
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1000
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$975
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1158
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1037
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$964
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$990
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$927
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$951
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$964
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1029
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$977
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1024
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$916
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$972
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$987
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1317
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1260
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$954
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1457
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1584
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1558

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451