Kawasaki vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1187
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$483
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1130
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2645
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
74
😀 Quality of life
82
80
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 41% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4637th and 6292nd ($1187 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 9th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 452nd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Tainan

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Kawasaki Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6674
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3436
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13952
$18526

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719