Kawaguchi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2610
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$497
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$839
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
594K
2.35M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 12% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5298th and 6085th ($1050 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 939th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Taoyuan

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Kawaguchi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6497
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3788
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15104
$17081

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$993
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464