Kaohsiung vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2167
🏠 One person rent
$339
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1871
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
58
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
2.73M
738K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 5% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 5786th and 6050th ($932 vs $886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 832nd 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 2.1 months in Kumamoto. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kumamoto ranked 325th in Japan, while ranked 320th and 2098th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kumamoto

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Kaohsiung Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$47.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$8419

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932