Saitama vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$378
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.85M

The cost of living in Saitama is 12% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5168th and 6014th ($1055 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1050th and 2806th 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
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$5481

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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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686