Shizuoka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$426
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2644
$1659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
94
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
686K
2.6M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 22% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5380th and 4455th ($1025 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 315th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Shizuoka ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 291st and 388th 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
$6.56
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.83
🥤 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
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.99%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4629
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3173
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.9
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$38.8
🚕 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
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.88
🍾 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
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.1
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19584
$17567

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589