Shizuoka vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2646
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$364
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1854
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
69
83
🏙️ Population
686K
2.33M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 14% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5761st and 6227th ($991 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 722nd and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Shizuoka ranked 420th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2988th and 388th 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
$7.04
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.73
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6785
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4661
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.8
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.2
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21319
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691