Taichung vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$348
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
85
100
😀 Quality of life
86
96
🏙️ Population
2.87M
14.3M

The cost of living in Taichung is 44% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5984th and 3249th ($957 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 409th and 8th 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
$4.75
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$16728

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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
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$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005