Saitama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$488
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
84
😀 Quality of life
77
81
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.03M

The cost of living in Saitama is 34% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4495th and 6071st ($1196 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 748th and 521st 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
$5.64
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671