Kumamoto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$391
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$1084
😷 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 12% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5889th and 6227th ($970 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2570th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691