Tainan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2373
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$264
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1446
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
1.85M
14.3M

The cost of living in Tainan is 46% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6264th and 3249th ($910 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Tainan compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Tainan ranked 10th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 2963rd and 8th 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
$5.5
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.3
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3159
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5587
$16728

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$999
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$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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