Kaohsiung vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$382
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$2341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.54M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 29% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5666th and 4342nd ($999 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 364th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kawasaki

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Kaohsiung Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$12261

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144