Kawasaki vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$674
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.35M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 49% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4342nd and 6085th ($1399 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 62nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Taoyuan

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Kawasaki Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$17081

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464