Kawasaki vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1187
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$483
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1130
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2645
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 37% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4637th and 6227th ($1187 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 452nd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6674
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3436
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13952
$13630

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691