Kitakyushu vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$445
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1582
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
935K
2.44M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 13% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5098th and 4661st ($1088 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 255th and 266th 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
$6.76
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5224
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.7
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.65
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.6
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.3
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12673
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602