Kaohsiung vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2696
🏠 One person rent
$342
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1699
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
70
😀 Quality of life
83
70
🏙️ Population
2.73M
935K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 11% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 6046th and 5340th ($932 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 437th 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 1.6 months in Kitakyushu. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kitakyushu ranked 317th in Japan, while ranked 389th and 2364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kitakyushu

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Kaohsiung Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$37.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$55.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$12605

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964