Tainan vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$2583
🏠 One person rent
$262
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1275
$2514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
74
69
😀 Quality of life
80
73
🏙️ Population
1.87M
518K

The cost of living in Tainan is 20% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 6292nd and 5301st ($841 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 409th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Utsunomiya ranked 191st in Japan, while ranked 499th and 1569th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Utsunomiya

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Tainan Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2874
$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2280
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.3
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.3
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18526
$15287

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$932
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$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$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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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi Kanuma
$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi Kaminokawa
$1019
13 km or 8 mi Takanezawa
$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi Mibu
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Sakura
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Mooka
$1032
18 km or 11 mi Shimotsuke
$1036
21 km or 13 mi Mashiko
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Tochigi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Nasukarasuyama
$1045
27 km or 17 mi Oyama
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Yuki
$1043
28 km or 18 mi Chikusei
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Yaita
$1056
31 km or 19 mi Sakuragawa
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Nikko
$1105
37 km or 23 mi Otawara
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Nogi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Sano
$1105
41 km or 25 mi Yachiyo
$1036
41 km or 26 mi Shimotsuma
$1026
44 km or 27 mi Koga
$1066
44 km or 27 mi Kasama
$1063
45 km or 28 mi Ashikaga
$1188
46 km or 28 mi Tatebayashi
$1105
47 km or 29 mi Hitachiomiya
$1067
48 km or 30 mi Nasushiobara
$1067
49 km or 30 mi Ora
$1145
50 km or 31 mi Sakai
$1048
52 km or 32 mi Hanyu
$1085
52 km or 32 mi Kiryu
$1319
53 km or 33 mi Kazo
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Ota
$1245
54 km or 34 mi Ishioka
$1040
54 km or 34 mi Satte
$1046
54 km or 34 mi Omitama
$1059
54 km or 34 mi Oizumi
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Kasumigaura
$1026
55 km or 34 mi Naka
$1082
56 km or 35 mi Bando
$1036