Kawasaki vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$455
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
82
87
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 6% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4726th and 4516th ($1101 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 355th and 209th 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
$6.1
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589