Kyoto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$482
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 39% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4577th and 6227th ($1210 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 108th and 388th 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
$10.5
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691