Osaka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2941
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$599
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1002
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1959
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
74
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.87M

The cost of living in Osaka is 38% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4626th and 6262nd ($1237 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 12th 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 Osaka compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 34th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$695
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4071
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2710
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13640
$6518

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Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1133
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1081
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1045
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1010
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1044
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$992
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1015
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1025
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1043
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$997

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696