Shizuoka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2488
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$366
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
53
95
😀 Quality of life
85
87
🏙️ Population
686K
2.6M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 16% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5464th and 4516th ($980 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 474th and 1st 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 Taipei. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 290th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Taipei

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Shizuoka Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.3
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2516
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.81
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8605
$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589