Shizuoka vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2392
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$368
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$715
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2528
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
84
😀 Quality of life
87
81
🏙️ Population
686K
3.03M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 4% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5882nd and 6071st ($932 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 732nd and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 271st and 521st 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
$6.72
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4676
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.95
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$92.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$931
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$940
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$961
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$966
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$969
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1019
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$975
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$976
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$983
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1042
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$971
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1028
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1027
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1034
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1035
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1034
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1029
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$981
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1032
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1041
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1042
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1039
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1081
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1080
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1095
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1034
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1045
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1100
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1065
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1138
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1016
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1055
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$929
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1083

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671