Okayama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$960
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$375
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1444
$1180
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
720K
2.29M

The cost of living in Okayama is 11% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5599th and 6163rd ($960 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 2946th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.66%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3983
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9023
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$919
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$926
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$923
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$910
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$946
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$920
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$902
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$894
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$885
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$901
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$888
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$900
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$913
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$889
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$900
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$983
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$965
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$890
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$900
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$939
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1002
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$907
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$920
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$968
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$909
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$972
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$912
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$879
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1030
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1003
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$958
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$916
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$945
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$882
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1132
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1012
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1041
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1036

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716