Kumamoto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$337
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1792
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
58
93
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
738K
2.33M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 2% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6073rd and 6171st ($894 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 825th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kumamoto ranked 343rd best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 2451st and 418th 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
$3.37
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4226
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11936
$18619

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11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$871
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$873
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$872
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$870
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$874
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$874
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$871
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$874
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$869
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$884
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$866
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$873
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$863
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$877
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$896
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$850
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$876
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$839
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$852
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$830
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$883
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$888
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$884
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$848
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$875
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$876
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$847
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$914
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$872
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$866
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$878
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443