Kyoto vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$385
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
74
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 12% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5138th and 5887th ($1026 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 118th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Tainan

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Kyoto Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$11040

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741