Kumamoto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$363
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$1212
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
738K
2.35M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 2% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5985th and 6085th ($957 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1814th and 373rd 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
$6.57
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464