Kawaguchi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$500
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
80
82
🏙️ Population
593K
1.87M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 15% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4965th and 5887th ($1052 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Kawaguchi ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 446th and 364th 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
$3.69
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5296
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13821
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1143
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1068
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1058
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1063
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1035
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1069
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1136
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1043
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1078

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741