Kitakyushu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$963
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2447
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$366
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1721
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
72
86
🏙️ Population
935K
2.29M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 12% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5571st and 6163rd ($963 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 10th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Kitakyushu ranked 289th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 1910th and 264th 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
$3.84
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.93
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.91
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.7
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8058
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$917
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$887
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$891
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$890
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$883
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$895
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$894
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$897
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$898
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$893
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$861
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$900
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$902
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$884
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$910
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$894
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$846
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$914
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$884
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$837
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$915
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$917
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$919
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$920
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$919
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$916
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$915
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$893
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$905
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$886
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1054
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$888
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$915
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$845
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$879
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$887

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716