Kagoshima vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2274
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$425
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2374
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
594K
2.29M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 16% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5322nd and 6163rd ($999 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 389th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Kagoshima ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 1545th and 264th 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
$8.84
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9009
$13937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716