Kaohsiung vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$339
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
84
82
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.54M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 15% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5786th and 4726th ($932 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 73rd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 320th and 355th 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
$3.13
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$15182

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045