Kaohsiung vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$382
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
70
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
2.72M
935K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 8% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 5666th and 5098th ($999 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 126th 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 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kitakyushu ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 364th and 255th 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
$3.78
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$5224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$33.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$68.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$12673

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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 Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914