Kitakyushu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$963
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2447
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$366
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1721
$1496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
935K
4.36M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 5% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5571st and 5229th ($963 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Kitakyushu ranked 289th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1910th and 181st 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
$3.84
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.93
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.91
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.7
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8058
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$917
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$887
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$891
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$890
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$883
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$895
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$894
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$897
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$898
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$893
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$861
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$900
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$902
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$884
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$910
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$894
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$846
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$914
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$884
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$837
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$915
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$917
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$919
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$920
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$919
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$916
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$915
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$893
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$905
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$886
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1054
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$888
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$915
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$845
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$879
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$887

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589