Taoyuan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$324
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1084
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
83
99
🏙️ Population
2.33M
14.3M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 47% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6227th and 3085th ($868 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 388th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Tokyo

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Taoyuan Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7902
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4753
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.87
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.05
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.66
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.64
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033