Saitama vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$364
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
74
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.87M

The cost of living in Saitama is 16% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5298th and 6262nd ($1037 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 12th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 750th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Tainan

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Saitama Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$6518

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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 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