Kagoshima vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2478
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$428
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1931
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
74
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
594K
1.87M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 14% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5446th and 6262nd ($1016 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 363rd and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Kagoshima ranked 272nd best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 2456th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Tainan

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Kagoshima Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3716
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.5
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.25
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.4
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12844
$6518

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$931
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$927
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$918
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$925
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$926
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$923
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$919
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$915
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$917
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$917
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$915
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$889
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$898
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$888
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$905
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$866
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$911
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$880
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$909
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$862
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$852
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$846
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$900
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$907
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$853
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$914
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$900
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$914
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$899
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$991
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$912
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$898
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$894
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$913
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$914
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$909
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$891
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$948

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696