Kitakyushu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$963
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2447
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$366
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1721
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
74
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
935K
1.87M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 6% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5571st and 5887th ($963 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Kitakyushu ranked 289th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1910th and 364th 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
$3.84
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.93
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.91
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.7
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8058
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$917
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$887
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$891
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$890
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$883
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$895
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$894
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$897
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$898
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$893
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$861
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$900
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$902
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$884
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$910
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$894
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$846
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$914
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$884
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$837
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$915
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$917
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$919
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$920
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$919
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$916
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$915
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$893
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$905
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$886
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1054
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$888
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$915
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$845
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$879
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$887

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741