Kumamoto vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$886
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2167
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$335
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1871
$1657
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
58
95
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
738K
2.6M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 24% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6050th and 4516th ($886 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 832nd and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kumamoto ranked 325th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2098th and 209th 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
$3.32
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3332
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.6
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8419
$19102

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589