Taichung vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$380
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
85
100
😀 Quality of life
83
99
🏙️ Population
3.03M
14.3M

The cost of living in Taichung is 41% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5518th and 3130th ($1006 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 541st and 4th 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
$4.87
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$14795

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$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961