Hachioji vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hachioji Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3299
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$638
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$1246
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2368
$1264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
80
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
576K
2.73M

The cost of living in Hachioji is 36% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4202nd and 5750th ($1305 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hachioji compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Hachioji ranked 28th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 670th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hachioji vs Kaohsiung

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Hachioji Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.01
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.82
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$281
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5673
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$8.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.7
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.4
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14525
$10905

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5.5 km or 3.4 mi Akishima
$1129
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Hino
$1116
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Akiruno
$1123
8.1 km or 5 mi Fussa
$1114
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Tachikawa
$1109
11 km or 7 mi Hamura
$1106
11 km or 7.1 mi Kunitachi
$1089
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashimurayama
$1107
12 km or 7.5 mi Sagamihara
$1042
12 km or 7.6 mi Mizuho
$1106
13 km or 7.8 mi Tama
$1065
13 km or 8.2 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
14 km or 8.7 mi Kokubunji
$1099
14 km or 8.7 mi Ome
$1101
15 km or 9 mi Fuchu
$1122
15 km or 9.5 mi Aikawa
$993
16 km or 10 mi Kodaira
$1124
17 km or 10 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
17 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Machida
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Uenohara
$1064
20 km or 12 mi Iruma
$1108
20 km or 13 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
20 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
21 km or 13 mi Hanno
$1105
21 km or 13 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1023
22 km or 14 mi Higashikurume
$1111
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Sayama
$1109
23 km or 14 mi Kiyose
$1105
23 km or 14 mi Musashino
$1136
24 km or 15 mi Yamato
$1039
24 km or 15 mi Komae
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Ebina
$908
26 km or 16 mi Miyoshi
$1088
26 km or 16 mi Atsugi
$948
26 km or 16 mi Niiza
$1107
27 km or 17 mi Hidaka
$1103

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$814
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$788
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$747
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$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601