Kitakyushu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2593
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$369
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1677
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
71
81
🏙️ Population
935K
3.03M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 12% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5478th and 6071st ($1003 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st 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 Kitakyushu compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kitakyushu ranked 290th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2236th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Taichung

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Kitakyushu Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.78
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.65%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4955
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2349
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.35
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11851
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$950
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$918
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$916
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$916
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$912
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$916
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$910
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$913
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$913
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$884
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$908
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$916
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$902
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$916
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$899
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$863
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$921
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$905
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$854
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$921
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$919
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$917
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$922
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$918
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$925
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$903
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$920
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$872
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$896
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$866
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1057
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$908
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$911
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$864
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$847
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$910

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671