Kyoto vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$3063
🏠 One person rent
$437
$469
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$1589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
1.46M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 7% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4641st and 5000th ($1148 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 112th and 302nd 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
$10
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$18855

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1181
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$875
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$967
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$731
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$821
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$897
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$728
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$894
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$813
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$796
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$770
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$747
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$669
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$625
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$788
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$814
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$648
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1155
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$644
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$627
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$956
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$681
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$823
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$726
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$688
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$630
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$671
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$664
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1154
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$603
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$682
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$649
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$601
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$587
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$677
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$616
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$451
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$671
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$581