Shizuoka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$895
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$365
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2185
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
53
94
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
686K
2.43M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 28% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6285th and 4646th ($895 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 758th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Shizuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 186th and 178th 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
$6.27
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.37
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$403
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.99%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6078
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.5
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.06
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.2
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14291
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612