Sakai vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sakai Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1099
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$519
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$879
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2019
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
824K
2.36M

The cost of living in Sakai is 11% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5016th and 5651st ($1099 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Sakai ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 663rd and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Taoyuan

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Sakai Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4966
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2234
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.29
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.7
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$211
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12933
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473