Kaohsiung vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$361
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
83
77
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 20% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5750th and 4495th ($956 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 42nd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 417th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Saitama

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Kaohsiung Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125