Kitakyushu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2615
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$436
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$735
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1505
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
935K
2.87M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 11% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5254th and 5994th ($1041 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 188th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 201st and 351st 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
$7.03
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4927
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.64
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12027
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684