Okayama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$364
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
720K
2.33M

The cost of living in Okayama is 13% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5836th and 6227th ($980 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3256th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691