Shizuoka vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2392
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$368
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$715
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2528
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
686K
2.33M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 6% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5882nd and 6171st ($932 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 732nd and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 271st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Taoyuan

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Shizuoka Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4676
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.95
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$92.2
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$18619

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ShizuokaTaoyuan

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$931
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$940
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$961
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$966
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$969
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1019
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$975
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$976
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$983
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1042
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$971
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1028
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1027
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1034
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1035
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1034
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1029
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$981
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1032
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1041
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1042
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1039
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1081
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1080
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1095
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1034
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1045
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1100
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1065
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1138
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1016
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1055
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$929
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1083

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443