Kawasaki vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$545
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 43% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4340th and 6171st ($1249 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 497th and 418th 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
$6.1
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$18619

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KawasakiTaoyuan

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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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443