Cost of Living Comparison Between Kyoto and Taipei Cost of Living Comparison Between Kyoto and Taipei

😐 Solo nomad: Kyoto is 11.7% more expensive than Taipei without rent, and 12.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kyoto is 14.5% cheaper than Taipei without rent, and 4.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.45 ¥1,643

$6.91 NT$218

51.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.15 ¥5,370

$40.76 NT$1,287

-16.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.51 ¥867

$5.61 NT$177

-1.78%

Cappuccino

$3.37 ¥530

$3.80 NT$120

-11.32%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.92 ¥144

$1.12 NT$35.29

-17.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 ¥124

$0.78 NT$24.79

1.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.38 ¥532

$3.41 NT$108

-0.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.60 ¥1,038

$3.48 NT$110

89.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 ¥258

$3.21 NT$101

-48.91%

White Bread (500g)

$1.71 ¥270

$1.90 NT$60.1

-10.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.11 ¥489

$3.09 NT$97.5

0.65%

Eggs

$2.23 ¥351

$2.78 NT$87.9

-19.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.76 ¥1,534

$20.30 NT$641

-51.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.50 ¥1,180

$10.16 NT$321

-26.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.68 ¥2,466

$20.02 NT$632

-21.68%

Apples (1kg)

$5.69 ¥894

$5.21 NT$165

9.21%

Banana (1kg)

$2.61 ¥410

$2.86 NT$90.2

-8.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.44 ¥1,012

$2.81 NT$88.7

129.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.83 ¥602

$4.18 NT$132

-8.37%

Potato (1kg)

$1.66 ¥260

$2.91 NT$91.9

-42.96%

Onion (1kg)

$2.24 ¥353

$2.26 NT$71.3

-0.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.29 ¥203

$1.96 NT$61.9

-34.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 ¥152

$1.33 NT$42.01

-27.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.24 ¥667

$3.95 NT$125

7.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.04 ¥1,421

$15.12 NT$478

-40.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ¥282

$1.81 NT$57.2

-1.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 ¥557

$2.44 NT$77.0

45.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.66 ¥262

$0.84 NT$26.46

97.62%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$70.6 ¥11.1K

$41.01 NT$1,295

72.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.57 ¥561

$2.91 NT$91.9

22.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.91 ¥458

$0.78 NT$24.74

273.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.60 ¥2,768

$10.19 NT$322

72.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.20 ¥188

$1.02 NT$32.31

17.65%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$23.2K ¥3.6M

$37.9K NT$1.2M

-38.75%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16.9K ¥2.7M

$27.3K NT$861.9K

-38.13%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$110 ¥17.3K

$84.2 NT$2,659

30.63%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$25.93 ¥4,077

$19.21 NT$607

34.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.38 ¥5,249

$25.20 NT$796

32.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 ¥9,018

$40.90 NT$1,292

40.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.90 ¥3,287

$13.60 NT$429

53.68%

Cinema Ticket

$13.08 ¥2,056

$12.03 NT$380

8.73%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$364 ¥57.3K

$640 NT$20.2K

-43.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,514 ¥1.2M

$19.0K NT$599.9K

-60.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.15 ¥7,099

$59.6 NT$1,883

-24.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.35 ¥5,088

$33.91 NT$1,071

-4.60%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.4 ¥11.9K

$94.1 NT$2,973

-19.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.1 ¥14.6K

$122 NT$3,846

-23.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$584 ¥91.8K

$791 NT$25.0K

-26.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$349 ¥54.8K

$533 NT$16.8K

-34.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,693 ¥266.2K

$1,650 NT$52.1K

2.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$911 ¥143.2K

$1,097 NT$34.6K

-16.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$14.1K NT$446.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$8,275 NT$261.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,889 ¥297.1K

$1,649 NT$52.1K

14.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.78

2.19

-18.72%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Kyoto: March 2, 2026

Last update for Taipei: March 2, 2026

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