Saitama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$364
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.03M

The cost of living in Saitama is 3% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5298th and 5518th ($1037 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 4th 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 Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 750th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Taichung

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Saitama Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650