Kaohsiung vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2425
🏠 One person rent
$342
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$99.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1884
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
58
😀 Quality of life
83
70
🏙️ Population
2.73M
738K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 4% less expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 6046th and 5889th ($932 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 802nd 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 1.9 months in Kumamoto. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kumamoto ranked 352nd in Japan, while ranked 389th and 2570th 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
$3.76
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$4474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$9.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$12605

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919