Kawasaki vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$545
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
84
😀 Quality of life
81
81
🏙️ Population
1.54M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 40% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4340th and 6071st ($1249 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 6th 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 Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 497th and 521st 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
$6.1
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$18658

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671