Kaohsiung vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$342
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
83
99
🏙️ Population
2.73M
14.3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 43% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6046th and 3085th ($932 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 389th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tokyo

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Kaohsiung Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033