Kaohsiung vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$361
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$1677
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
69
😀 Quality of life
83
71
🏙️ Population
2.73M
935K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 5% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 5750th and 5478th ($956 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 531st in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Kitakyushu. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kitakyushu ranked 290th in Japan, while ranked 417th and 2236th 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
$3.82
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
1.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$2349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$11851

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KaohsiungKitakyushu

Cost of living

$349

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$788
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$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$950
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$918
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$916
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$916
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$912
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$916
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$910
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$913
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$913
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$884
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$908
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$916
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$902
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$916
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$899
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$863
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$921
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$905
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$854
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$921
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$919
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$917
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$922
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$918
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$925
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$903
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$920
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$872
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$896
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$866
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1057
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$908
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$911
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$864
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$847
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$910