Osaka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1242
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3092
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$552
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2086
$1362
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.87M

The cost of living in Osaka is 53% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4366th and 6380th ($1242 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 10th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 18th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Tainan

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Osaka Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1311
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$832
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.5
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3491
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2753
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.5
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8318
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1142
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1047
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1072
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1040
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1039
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1051
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1019
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1047
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1019
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$998
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1018
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1026
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1008

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682