Kyoto vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$427
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$1378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
1.46M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 2% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4942nd and 4867th ($1107 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 2nd 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 Kyoto compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 947th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs New Taipei

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Kyoto New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.41
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$17207

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589