Kawasaki vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$647
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 9% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4406th and 4646th ($1358 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 35th and 178th 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
$7.45
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$16947

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612