Kitakyushu vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2593
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$369
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1677
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
71
86
🏙️ Population
935K
2.6M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 15% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5478th and 4534th ($1003 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kitakyushu ranked 290th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2236th and 339th 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
$5.93
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.78
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.65%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4955
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2349
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.35
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11851
$19749

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KitakyushuTaipei

Cost of living

$349

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18 km or 11 mi Nakama
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$912
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$916
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$910
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$913
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$913
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$884
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$908
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$916
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$902
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$916
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$899
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$863
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$921
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$905
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$854
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$921
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$919
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$917
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$922
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$918
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$925
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$903
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$920
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$872
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$896
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$866
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1057
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$908
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$911
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$864
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$847
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$910

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581