Kumamoto vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$391
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
58
84
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
738K
3.03M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 4% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5889th and 6052nd ($970 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2570th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Taichung

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Kumamoto Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$13638

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Cities near Kumamoto

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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716