Kumamoto vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$391
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
58
95
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
738K
2.6M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 16% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5889th and 4715th ($970 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 1st 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 Taipei. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2570th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Taipei

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Kumamoto Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.31
🥤 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
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605