Tainan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$262
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1275
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
74
100
😀 Quality of life
80
99
🏙️ Population
1.87M
14.3M

The cost of living in Tainan is 49% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6292nd and 3085th ($841 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 Tainan compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 499th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Tokyo

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Tainan Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2874
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2280
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18526
$15495

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$932
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$707
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$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719

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$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
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$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