Kitakyushu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$396
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
935K
2.33M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 20% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5340th and 6227th ($1044 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kitakyushu ranked 317th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2364th and 388th 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
$6.25
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$13630

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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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691