Kagoshima vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kagoshima Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$407
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1815
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
47
93
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
594K
2.36M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 4% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5922nd and 5651st ($951 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 566th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Kagoshima ranked 203rd best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1925th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Kagoshima vs Taoyuan

Prices for goods and services in Kagoshima and Taoyuan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kagoshima Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.16%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3855
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.5
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12053
$19490

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$891
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$887
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$877
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$887
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$886
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$885
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$881
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$879
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$876
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$881
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$878
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$851
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$858
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$844
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$868
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$825
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$873
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$840
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$871
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$858
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$816
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$791
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$803
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$871
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$866
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$809
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$867
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$868
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$869
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$866
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$863
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$922
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$866
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$855
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$869
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$866
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$867
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$867
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$878
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$952

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473