Kitakyushu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2593
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$369
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1677
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
71
83
🏙️ Population
935K
2.33M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 15% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5478th and 6171st ($1003 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kitakyushu ranked 290th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 2236th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Taoyuan

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Kitakyushu Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.78
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.65%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4955
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2349
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.35
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11851
$18619

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KitakyushuTaoyuan

Cost of living

$349

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15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
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18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$916
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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
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443