Kitakyushu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$396
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$1275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
74
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
935K
1.87M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 24% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5340th and 6292nd ($1044 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 9th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Kitakyushu ranked 317th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2364th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Tainan

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Kitakyushu Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719