Sakai vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sakai Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1127
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2704
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$530
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$892
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2113
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
80
72
🏙️ Population
824K
1.85M

The cost of living in Sakai is 24% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4967th and 6264th ($1127 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 8th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Sakai compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Sakai ranked 17th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 701st and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Tainan

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Sakai Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.5
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.19
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4437
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2255
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.6
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13407
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697