Kyoto vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$427
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
85
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
1.46M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 10% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4942nd and 5518th ($1107 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 947th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Taichung

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Kyoto Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.41
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650