Kagoshima vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2274
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$425
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2374
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
594K
3.03M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 0.4% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5322nd and 5356th ($999 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 389th and 3rd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Kagoshima ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1545th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Taichung

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Kagoshima Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9009
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$929
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$925
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$915
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$926
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$925
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$923
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$919
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$911
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$908
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$915
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$914
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$885
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$890
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$882
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$896
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$863
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$902
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$871
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$895
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$856
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$867
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$850
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$904
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$875
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$850
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$862
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$893
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$861
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$885
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$886
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$860
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$879
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$911
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$859
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$860
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$864
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$931
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$1011

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721