Kyoto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$437
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.35M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 20% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4965th and 6085th ($1128 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 946th and 373rd 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
$8.25
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464