Tainan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$241
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1362
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
81
99
🏙️ Population
1.87M
14.3M

The cost of living in Tainan is 49% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6380th and 3019th ($814 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tainan compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Tainan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 498th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tainan Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.44
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.82
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.08
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$15235

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$644
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$688
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$669
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$451
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$443
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$649
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$648
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$1155
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$655
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$603
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$630
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$936
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$681
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$1136
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$1124
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$1098
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$1081
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$1089
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$1041
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$1138
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$1137
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$1088
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$1033
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$1107
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$1111
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$1103
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$1128
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$1084
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$1104
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$1105
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$1066
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$1249
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$1099
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$1122
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$1196
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$1124
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$1071
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$1099
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$1114
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$1088
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$1045
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$1164
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$1071
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$1084
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$1089
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$1065
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$1169
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$1109
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$1090
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