Kawasaki vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$674
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.87M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 46% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4342nd and 5984th ($1399 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 62nd and 409th 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
$7.51
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$17495

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665