Hachioji vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hachioji Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1252
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3014
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$569
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2481
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
81
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
576K
2.73M

The cost of living in Hachioji is 34% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4450th and 6046th ($1252 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hachioji compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Hachioji ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 604th and 389th 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
$8.11
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1131
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6011
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3293
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.54
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.6
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.7
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12624
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Akishima
$1106
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Hino
$1102
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Akiruno
$1098
8.1 km or 5 mi Fussa
$1091
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Tachikawa
$1092
11 km or 7 mi Hamura
$1080
11 km or 7.1 mi Kunitachi
$1073
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashimurayama
$1074
12 km or 7.5 mi Sagamihara
$1060
12 km or 7.6 mi Mizuho
$1078
13 km or 7.8 mi Tama
$1057
13 km or 8.2 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
14 km or 8.7 mi Kokubunji
$1075
14 km or 8.7 mi Ome
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Fuchu
$1106
15 km or 9.5 mi Aikawa
$1001
16 km or 10 mi Kodaira
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Machida
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Uenohara
$1061
20 km or 12 mi Iruma
$1065
20 km or 13 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
20 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Hanno
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$982
22 km or 14 mi Higashikurume
$1079
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Sayama
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Kiyose
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Musashino
$1121
24 km or 15 mi Yamato
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Komae
$1112
25 km or 16 mi Ebina
$942
26 km or 16 mi Miyoshi
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Atsugi
$983
26 km or 16 mi Niiza
$1061
27 km or 17 mi Hidaka
$1065

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643