Kaohsiung vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1141
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$353
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
92
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 15% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 5770th and 4892nd ($971 vs $1141) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 41st in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Nagoya. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nagoya ranked 41st in Japan, while ranked 281st and 865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Nagoya

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Kaohsiung Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$14392

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931