Taoyuan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2512
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$371
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
84
99
🏙️ Population
2.33M
14.3M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 44% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5995th and 3130th ($942 vs $1698) 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Taoyuan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 482nd and 4th 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
$5.74
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8216
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5253
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.4
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.72
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14970
$14795

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21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961