Kumamoto vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2271
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$350
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1553
$1422
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
85
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
738K
2.87M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 2% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6140th and 5994th ($922 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 690th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kumamoto ranked 139th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1545th and 351st 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
$6.08
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4020
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2047
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12102
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$866
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$867
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$866
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$866
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$868
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$867
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$861
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$860
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$852
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$866
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$856
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$863
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$867
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$851
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$869
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$859
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$824
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$869
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$808
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$821
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$791
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$878
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$871
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$802
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$864
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$821
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$868
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$858
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$864
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$807
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$815
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$845
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$855
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$841
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$869
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$883

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684