Tainan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$938
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2456
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$272
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$460
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.1
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1386
$2429
😷 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 44% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6014th and 3273rd ($938 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 Tainan compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Tainan ranked 10th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 2806th and 9th 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
$4.62
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.44%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3086
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3103
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5481
$17493

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$971
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$904
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$884
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$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
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$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