Shizuoka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2392
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$368
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$715
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2528
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
87
81
🏙️ Population
686K
1.87M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 15% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5882nd and 6380th ($932 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 732nd and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 271st and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Tainan

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Shizuoka Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4676
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.95
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$92.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$6108

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682