Sakai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sakai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1099
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$519
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$879
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2019
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
85
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
824K
2.87M

The cost of living in Sakai is 17% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5016th and 5994th ($1099 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sakai compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sakai ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 663rd and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Taichung

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Sakai Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4966
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2234
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.29
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.7
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$211
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12933
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1035
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1038
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$996
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1033
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$972
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$983
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1059
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1026
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$987
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1010
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$965
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$974
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1063
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$953
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$980
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$982
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$964
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$950
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$975
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$972
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1010
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$982
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$981
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$988

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684