Saitama vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$429
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
74
😀 Quality of life
79
82
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.87M

The cost of living in Saitama is 17% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4896th and 5887th ($1063 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 7th 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 Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 484th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741