Kumamoto vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$367
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1577
$1477
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
58
74
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
738K
1.87M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 11% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5653rd and 6262nd ($991 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 503rd and 12th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Kumamoto ranked 387th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 3164th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3768
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2054
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.8
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.65
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12669
$6518

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$912
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$914
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$914
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$913
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$914
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$909
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$906
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$903
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$897
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$907
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$892
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$899
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$884
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$905
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$860
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$894
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$841
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$853
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$831
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$891
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$900
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$829
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$901
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$852
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$891
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$891
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$832
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$844
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$884
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$873
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$895
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$891

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696