Kitakyushu vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$396
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
935K
2.6M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 10% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5340th and 4715th ($1044 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 1st 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 Taipei. Kitakyushu ranked 317th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2364th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Taipei

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Kitakyushu Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$18424

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605