Shizuoka vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2488
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$366
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
85
86
🏙️ Population
686K
2.29M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 14% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5464th and 6163rd ($980 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 474th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 290th and 264th 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
$6.03
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.3
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2516
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.81
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8605
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716