Kitakyushu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1078
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$420
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1576
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
935K
3.03M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 7% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5054th and 5518th ($1078 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Kitakyushu ranked 304th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2677th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Taichung

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Kitakyushu Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.5
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.99
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12730
$19915

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Cities near Kitakyushu

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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650