Kumamoto vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1039
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2598
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$389
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$603
$640
🍽️ Food expenses
$395
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1771
$1510
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
58
84
😀 Quality of life
71
83
🏙️ Population
738K
3.03M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 1% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5570th and 5654th ($1039 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 510th and 5th 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 Kumamoto compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kumamoto ranked 380th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2890th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Taichung

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Kumamoto Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.75
$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.5
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$97
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.66%
2.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$6144
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2200
$5185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.8
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.5
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$8.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.9
$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13408
$21018

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$957
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$956
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$958
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$955
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$955
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$955
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$946
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$950
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$944
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$950
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$937
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$947
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$948
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$928
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$944
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$954
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$905
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$888
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$937
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$906
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$888
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$902
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$884
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$938
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$945
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$923
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$948
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$879
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$949
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$899
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$936
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$947
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$939
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$884
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$893
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$957
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$929
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$922
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$937
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$937
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$927
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$737
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$931
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$961
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$1001
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$943
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$995
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1238
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$846
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1356
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$936
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$892
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$633
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$634
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$646
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$940
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$684
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$698
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$673
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1202
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$638
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$654
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$610
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$690
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$588
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$740
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$450
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$575
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1203
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$681
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$607
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$703
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$672
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$677