Osaka vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1274
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2985
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$637
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1050
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2134
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.87M

The cost of living in Osaka is 33% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4625th and 5984th ($1274 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 27th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Taichung

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Osaka Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1188
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4660
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2278
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.91
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13598
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1046
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1037
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1029
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$979
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1029
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1027
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$991
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1041
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$996
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$994
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$981
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$999
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1005
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$993

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665