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Tokyo vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 16.4% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.9% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 72.0% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 43.6% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 16.3% less in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Tokyo

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Tokyo are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 7.1% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$210.01	$8.02 ¥1,285	+22.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$177.98	$5.01 ¥803	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$36.67	$1.16 ¥186	+1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.59	$0.84 ¥135	+14.4%
Average			+7.1%

Taipei vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9% more for groceries

	Taipei	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$60.07	$1.55 ¥249	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$303.35	$7.21 ¥1,155	-23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$381.59	$5.71 ¥916	-52.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$84.72	$2.33 ¥373	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$141.50	$3.52 ¥564	-20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$73.49	$2.38 ¥381	+3.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$44.03	$1.18 ¥189	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.90	$2.48 ¥397	+80.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$61.67	$2.64 ¥423	+37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.24	$1.43 ¥229	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.31	$1.48 ¥237	+38.4%
Average			+2.9%

Taipei vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 72.0% more for transportation

	Taipei	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$122.73	$4.50 ¥721	+17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,260.03	$73.51 ¥11,778	+86.9%
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$299.26	$30.07 ¥4,818	+222.0%
Average			+72.0%

Taipei vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.6% more for housing

	Taipei	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$830.71	$33.44 ¥5,359	+29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$792.21 NT$25,383.64	$1,071.65 ¥172K	+35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$568.06 NT$18,201.66	$642.24 ¥103K	+13.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,988.07	$122.16 ¥19,573	+96.9%
Average			+43.6%

Taipei vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 16.3% less for childcare

	Taipei	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$20,125.52	$519.69 ¥83,267	-17.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,860.07 NT$572K	$15,131.74 ¥2M	-15.3%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$103.95	$4.01 ¥642	+23.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NT$121.64	$3.43 ¥550	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$126.00	$4.01 ¥642	+2.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 NT$1,345.92	$68.19 ¥10,925	+62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$351.76	$12.70 ¥2,034	+15.7%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Taipei	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,130.10	$56.84 ¥9,107	-14.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,162.79	$40.48 ¥6,487	+11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,834.12	$62.67 ¥10,042	-29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,707.86	$90.37 ¥14,480	-21.9%
Average			-13.5%

Taipei vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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