Kitakyushu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2615
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$436
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$735
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1505
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
935K
4.04M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 7% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5254th and 4931st ($1041 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 188th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 201st and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs New Taipei

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Kitakyushu New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4927
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.64
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12027
$21429

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1009
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$942
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$934
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$935
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$928
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$916
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$928
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$918
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$938
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$905
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$914
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$903
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$907
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$886
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$953
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$901
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$896
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$946
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$896
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$898
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$894
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$897
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$891
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$895
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$876
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$889
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$848
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$888
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$871
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$841
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1018
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$867
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$883
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$934
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$815
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$868

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612