Taichung vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$346
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
80
99
🏙️ Population
3.03M
14.3M

The cost of living in Taichung is 43% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6052nd and 3085th ($931 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 496th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Tokyo

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Taichung Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$15495

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$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033