Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Japan

Nagoya vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 27.8% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% more in Nagoya
Groceries: pay 2.4% less in Nagoya
Transportation: pay 73.9% more in Nagoya
Housing: pay 76.8% more in Nagoya
Childcare: pay 71.3% more in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% less in Nagoya
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Nagoya

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, and restaurants in Nagoya are more expensive than in Tainan. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Nagoya. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Nagoya.

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Nagoya vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nagoya instead of Tainan, you would:

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pay 3.1% more for restaurants

	Tainan	Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$212.44	$6.68 ¥1,086	+2.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.92 NT$159.33	$5.35 ¥868	+8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$37.10	$1.14 ¥185	-0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.87	$0.75 ¥122	+2.1%
Average			+3.1%

Tainan vs. Nagoya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4% less for groceries

	Tainan	Nagoya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$60.77	$1.46 ¥237	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$306.86	$4.86 ¥789	-48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$386.02	$6.11 ¥993	-48.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$85.71	$2.21 ¥359	-16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$143.14	$3.09 ¥502	-30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 NT$61.43	$2.75 ¥447	+45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 NT$41.09	$1.36 ¥222	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$44.40	$1.76 ¥286	+28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$62.39	$2.64 ¥428	+37.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.72	$1.48 ¥240	+14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.71	$1.14 ¥186	+6.9%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 73.9% more for transportation

	Tainan	Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$124.15	$4.43 ¥720	+15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.30 NT$690.43	$53.46 ¥8,684	+151.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1M	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$302.73	$24.99 ¥4,060	+167.6%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 76.8% more for housing

	Tainan	Nagoya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.12 NT$716.99	$32.74 ¥5,319	+48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$316.78 NT$10,267.95	$573.57 ¥93,175	+81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.07 NT$6,160.77	$395.38 ¥64,227	+108.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$2,011.12	$105.54 ¥17,144	+70.1%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 71.3% more for childcare

	Tainan	Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.17 NT$8,497.62	$461.83 ¥75,023	+76.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,554.15 NT$212K	$10,914.61 ¥2M	+66.5%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$105.16	$2.00 ¥326	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.47 NT$112.42	$2.79 ¥454	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$127.46	$3.34 ¥543	-15.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NT$1,234.99	$53.90 ¥8,757	+41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$355.84	$12.03 ¥1,954	+9.6%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Tainan	Nagoya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,154.80	$44.33 ¥7,201	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.49 NT$955.98	$30.91 ¥5,021	+4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,866.98	$50.12 ¥8,141	-43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,750.85	$88.54 ¥14,383	-23.5%
Average			-23.8%

Tainan vs. Nagoya - Cost of clothing

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