Kumamoto vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$391
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$1661
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
95
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
738K
4.04M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 8% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5889th and 5212th ($970 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2570th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs New Taipei

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Kumamoto New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605