Kawaguchi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$502
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2198
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
594K
3.03M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 13% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5234th and 6052nd ($1056 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 584th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawaguchi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$528
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1103
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.9%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6874
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4013
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.87
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.5
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.4
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12607
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1056
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1106
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1016
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1033
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1044
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1095

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716