Kawasaki vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1187
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$483
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1130
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2645
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
82
86
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 2% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4637th and 4715th ($1187 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st 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 Taipei. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 452nd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Taipei

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Kawasaki Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6674
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3436
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13952
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605