Kagoshima vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2390
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$425
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1899
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
85
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
594K
2.87M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 4% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5728th and 5984th ($991 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kagoshima ranked 184th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2240th and 409th 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
$5.1
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4007
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2131
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.3
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.27
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12648
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$923
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$924
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$914
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$921
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$919
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$916
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$919
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$916
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$913
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$915
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$911
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$887
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$893
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$887
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$903
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$865
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$911
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$878
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$909
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$856
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$833
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$838
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$906
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$899
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$845
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$898
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$902
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$899
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$897
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$957
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$896
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$891
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$904
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$896
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$893
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$895
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$907
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$960

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665