Kyoto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$385
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.29M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 19% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5138th and 6163rd ($1026 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 118th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Taoyuan

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Kyoto Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716