Osaka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$514
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1065
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2247
$1275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
74
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.87M

The cost of living in Osaka is 44% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4566th and 6292nd ($1212 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 9th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 18th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3644
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.6
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5653
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719