Kyoto vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$419
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.36M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 11% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5014th and 5651st ($1100 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 867th and 245th 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
$7.94
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$19490

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473