Kawasaki vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$674
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.85M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 54% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4342nd and 6264th ($1399 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 62nd and 2963rd 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
$7.51
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697