Shizuoka vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2429
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$394
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2276
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
85
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
686K
2.87M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 0.4% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5951st and 5984th ($961 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 630th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Shizuoka ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 246th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Taichung

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Shizuoka Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.01%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3664
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.9
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$33.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16729
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665