Taichung vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2514
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$352
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1422
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
85
100
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
2.87M
14.3M

The cost of living in Taichung is 44% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5994th and 3273rd ($942 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 351st and 9th 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
$4.76
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7194
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6745
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.94
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.28
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17517
$17493

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$874
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$868
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$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006