Kitakyushu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1078
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$420
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1576
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
73
84
🏙️ Population
935K
2.33M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 14% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5054th and 5995th ($1078 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Kitakyushu ranked 304th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2677th and 482nd 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
$5.86
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.5
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.99
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12730
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1032
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$960
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$955
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$955
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$950
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$945
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$955
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$942
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$939
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$993
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$934
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$950
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$937
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$942
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$919
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1027
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$939
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$938
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$931
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$936
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$929
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$933
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$930
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$931
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$926
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$876
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$924
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$906
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$873
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1065
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$920
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$919
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1006
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$844
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$917

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451