Kawaguchi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2558
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$479
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$810
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2002
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
81
84
🏙️ Population
594K
2.33M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 9% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5371st and 5995th ($1025 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th 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 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 694th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawaguchi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.73
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$901
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6408
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3676
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.9
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.2
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15648
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$972
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1028
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1024
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$975
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1039
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$997
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$961
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1055
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$994
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1116
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$990
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$998
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1066

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451