Sakai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sakai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1174
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2905
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$517
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1020
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
80
80
🏙️ Population
824K
3.03M

The cost of living in Sakai is 26% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4661st and 6052nd ($1174 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Sakai compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sakai ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 519th and 496th 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
$7.01
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.8
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2898
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.72
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.9
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.8
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5592
$13638

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Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1086
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1094
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1094
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1030
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1043
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1132
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1140
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1077
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1034
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1362
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$1014
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1048
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1045
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1084
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1169
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1037
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1125
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1054
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1052

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716