Shizuoka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$895
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$365
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.3
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2185
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
686K
1.85M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 5% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6285th and 6014th ($895 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 758th and 7th 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 Tainan. Shizuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 186th and 2806th 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
$6.27
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.37
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$403
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.99%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6078
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.5
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.06
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14291
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686