Kyoto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$437
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$1050
😷 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 31% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4641st and 6171st ($1148 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 112th and 418th 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
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$18619

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KyotoTaoyuan

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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443