Kaohsiung vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$361
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
83
99
🏙️ Population
2.73M
14.3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 40% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5750th and 3019th ($956 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 417th 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
$3.82
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$15235

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KaohsiungTokyo

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$894
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$728
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$897
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$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
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$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
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$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
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$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
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$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
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$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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$1136
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$1124
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$1150
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$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
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$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
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$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
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$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101