Kitakyushu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1078
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$420
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1576
$1378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
935K
4.04M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 5% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5054th and 4867th ($1078 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kitakyushu ranked 304th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2677th and 387th 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
$5.86
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.5
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.99
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12730
$17207

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1032
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$960
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$955
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$955
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$950
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$945
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$955
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$942
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$939
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$993
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$934
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$950
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$937
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$942
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$919
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1027
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$939
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$938
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$931
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$936
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$929
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$933
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$930
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$931
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$926
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$876
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$924
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$906
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$873
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1065
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$920
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$919
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1006
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$844
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$917

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589