Shizuoka vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2488
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$366
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
84
😀 Quality of life
85
83
🏙️ Population
686K
3.03M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 2% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5464th and 5356th ($980 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 474th 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 Shizuoka compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 290th and 343rd 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
$6.03
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.3
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2516
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.81
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.7
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8605
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721