Kyoto vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$437
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 3% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4641st and 4534th ($1148 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st 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 Taipei. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 112th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Taipei

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Kyoto Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$19749

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KyotoTaipei

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581