Kyoto vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$437
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.85M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 24% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4965th and 6264th ($1128 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 946th and 2963rd 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
$8.25
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$5587

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697