Kitakyushu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$396
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$1661
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
935K
4.04M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 2% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5340th and 5212th ($1044 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Kitakyushu ranked 317th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2364th and 279th 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
$6.25
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605