Kawasaki vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$630
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
1.54M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 34% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4361st and 5518th ($1354 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 600th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650