Kaohsiung vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$3636
🏠 One person rent
$339
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$2123
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
91
😀 Quality of life
84
92
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 22% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 5786th and 4446th ($932 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th 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 1.8 months in Nagoya. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 320th and 73rd 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
$3.13
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1878
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$13366

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966