Kawasaki vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$455
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
82
86
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.29M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 28% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4726th and 6163rd ($1101 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 355th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$13937

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Cities near Kawasaki

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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716