Kawasaki vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$630
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
82
84
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 44% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4361st and 5995th ($1354 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 600th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$14970

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451