Kawaguchi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2610
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$497
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$839
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
594K
2.87M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 10% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5298th and 5984th ($1050 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 939th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Taichung

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Kawaguchi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6497
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3788
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15104
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665