Shizuoka vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$895
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$365
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2185
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
686K
2.36M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 9% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6285th and 5651st ($895 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 758th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Shizuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 186th and 245th 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
$6.27
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.37
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$403
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.99%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6078
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.5
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.06
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.2
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14291
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473