Kyoto vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$482
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$1789
😷 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 4% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4577th and 4715th ($1210 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 108th and 311th 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
$10.5
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$18424

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605