Kaohsiung vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$382
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.46M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 11% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 5666th and 4965th ($999 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 69th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 364th and 946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kyoto

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Kaohsiung Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$5281

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041