Taipei vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$567
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
86
99
🏙️ Population
2.6M
14.3M

The cost of living in Taipei is 26% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4534th and 3019th ($1181 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 339th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Tokyo

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Taipei Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$15235

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TaipeiTokyo

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101