Kagoshima vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1092
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2535
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$499
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2551
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
594K
2.33M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 26% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4989th and 6227th ($1092 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 193rd and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kagoshima ranked 227th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1830th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Taoyuan

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Kagoshima Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$502
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$776
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.66%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2222
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.35
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.49
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12713
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$1014
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$996
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$1007
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$1005
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$1001
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$992
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$985
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$994
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$998
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$988
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$957
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$961
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$950
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$964
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$921
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$964
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$931
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$951
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$913
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$895
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$889
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$938
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$941
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$897
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$936
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$932
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$935
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$936
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$970
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$933
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$947
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$932
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$938
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$936
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$938
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$922
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$944

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691