Kawaguchi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2900
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$519
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1081
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
594K
1.87M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 33% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4951st and 6380th ($1081 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Kawaguchi ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 653rd and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Tainan

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Kawaguchi Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1077
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6608
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.17
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.24
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$476
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14573
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1088
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1164
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1101
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1080
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1124

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682