Kitakyushu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2615
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$436
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$735
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1505
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
935K
2.36M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 5% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5254th and 5651st ($1041 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 188th and 3rd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 201st and 245th 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
$7.03
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4927
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.64
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12027
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1009
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$942
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$934
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$935
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$928
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$916
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$928
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$918
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$938
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$905
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$914
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$903
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$907
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$886
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$953
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$901
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$896
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$946
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$896
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$898
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$894
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$897
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$891
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$895
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$876
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$889
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$848
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$888
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$871
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$841
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1018
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$867
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$883
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$934
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$815
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$868

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473