Shizuoka vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2429
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$394
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2276
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
686K
2.35M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 2% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5951st and 6085th ($961 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 630th and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Shizuoka ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 246th and 373rd 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
$6.59
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.01%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3664
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.9
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$33.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.3
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16729
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464