Kaohsiung vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2447
🏠 One person rent
$339
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1721
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
70
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
2.73M
935K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 3% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 5786th and 5571st ($932 vs $963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 536th 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 1.8 months in Kitakyushu. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kitakyushu ranked 289th in Japan, while ranked 320th and 1910th 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
$3.13
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$2080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$9.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$39.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$8058

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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 Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$917
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$887
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$891
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$890
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$883
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$895
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$894
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$897
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$898
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$893
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$861
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$900
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$902
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$884
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$910
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$894
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$846
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$914
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$884
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$837
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$915
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$917
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$919
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$920
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$919
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$916
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$915
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$893
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$905
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$886
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1054
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$888
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$915
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$845
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$879
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$887