Kawasaki vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$545
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
81
86
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 6% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4340th and 4534th ($1249 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 497th and 339th 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
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581