Shizuoka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$426
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2644
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
686K
1.87M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 15% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5380th and 6262nd ($1025 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 315th and 12th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Shizuoka ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 291st and 549th 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
$6.56
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.99%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4629
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3173
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.9
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.1
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19584
$6518

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Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696