Taoyuan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2361
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$353
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$2474
😷 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 46% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6171st and 3019th ($875 vs $1607) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Taoyuan ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 418th 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
$4.58
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7669
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4912
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.61
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18619
$15235

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$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443

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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