Kawasaki vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$647
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.87M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 44% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4406th and 5994th ($1358 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 35th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Taichung

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Kawasaki Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.45
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$17517

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684