Kawasaki vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$647
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.36M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 37% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4406th and 5651st ($1358 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 35th and 245th 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
$7.45
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$19490

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473