Shizuoka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2646
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$364
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1854
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
53
95
😀 Quality of life
69
86
🏙️ Population
686K
2.6M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 14% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5761st and 4715th ($991 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 722nd and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Shizuoka ranked 420th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2988th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Shizuoka Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.04
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.73
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6785
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4661
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21319
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605