Hachioji vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hachioji Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1286
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3014
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$628
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$1042
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2288
$1313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
80
😀 Quality of life
80
85
🏙️ Population
576K
2.73M

The cost of living in Hachioji is 28% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4528th and 5567th ($1286 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th 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 27th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 724th and 461st 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
$6.87
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$278
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5641
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3072
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12072
$12260

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Akishima
$1100
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Hino
$1085
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Akiruno
$1086
8.1 km or 5 mi Fussa
$1077
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Tachikawa
$1073
11 km or 7 mi Hamura
$1058
11 km or 7.1 mi Kunitachi
$1050
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashimurayama
$1051
12 km or 7.5 mi Sagamihara
$1021
12 km or 7.6 mi Mizuho
$1045
13 km or 7.8 mi Tama
$1040
13 km or 8.2 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
14 km or 8.7 mi Kokubunji
$1050
14 km or 8.7 mi Ome
$1054
15 km or 9 mi Fuchu
$1088
15 km or 9.5 mi Aikawa
$971
16 km or 10 mi Kodaira
$1066
17 km or 10 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Machida
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Uenohara
$1041
20 km or 12 mi Iruma
$1017
20 km or 13 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
20 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Hanno
$1025
21 km or 13 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$958
22 km or 14 mi Higashikurume
$1049
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Sayama
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Kiyose
$1025
23 km or 14 mi Musashino
$1110
24 km or 15 mi Yamato
$1017
24 km or 15 mi Komae
$1115
25 km or 16 mi Ebina
$935
26 km or 16 mi Miyoshi
$997
26 km or 16 mi Atsugi
$968
26 km or 16 mi Niiza
$1033
27 km or 17 mi Hidaka
$1004

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600