Kawaguchi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$502
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
594K
1.85M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 11% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5226th and 6014th ($1045 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 909th and 2806th 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
$3.48
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686