Kumamoto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2271
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$350
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1553
$1536
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
738K
2.36M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 7% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6140th and 5651st ($922 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 690th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Kumamoto ranked 139th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1545th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Taoyuan

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Kumamoto Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4020
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2047
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12102
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473