Sakai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sakai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2841
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$518
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
80
81
🏙️ Population
824K
3.03M

The cost of living in Sakai is 28% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4649th and 6071st ($1146 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Sakai compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sakai ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 558th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sakai Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1135
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$788
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.89%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3677
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.5
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.3
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8371
$18658

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Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1065
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1074
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1019
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1026
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1111
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1065
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1018
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1302
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$998
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1031
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1063
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1142
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1062
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1100
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1033
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046

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