Kitakyushu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$445
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1582
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
935K
2.35M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 16% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5098th and 6085th ($1088 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 255th and 373rd 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
$6.76
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5224
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.7
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.65
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.6
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12673
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464