Kaohsiung vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$353
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 8% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5770th and 5168th ($971 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 281st and 1050th 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
$4.32
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$14598

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096