Okayama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$323
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1414
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
720K
2.35M

The cost of living in Okayama is 3% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6268th and 6085th ($910 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Okayama ranked 112th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1654th and 373rd 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
$5.32
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6821
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3501
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12437
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464