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

😐 Solo nomad: Kyoto is 4.3% more expensive than Taipei without rent, and 11.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kyoto is 4.5% cheaper than Taipei without rent, and 5.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.48 ¥1,631

$6.96 NT$219

50.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.84 ¥5,420

$40.24 NT$1,263

-13.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.49 ¥854

$5.63 NT$177

-2.49%

Cappuccino

$3.51 ¥545

$3.81 NT$119

-7.87%

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

$0.87 ¥135

$1.13 NT$35.38

-23.01%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.74 ¥115

$0.78 NT$24.62

-5.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.54 ¥550

$3.43 NT$108

3.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.53 ¥1,015

$3.48 NT$109

87.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.6 ¥249

$3.15 NT$98.9

-49.21%

White Bread (500g)

$1.76 ¥274

$1.9 NT$59.6

-7.37%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.16 ¥492

$3.09 NT$97

2.27%

Eggs

$2.27 ¥353

$2.91 NT$91.3

-21.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.51 ¥1,479

$20.42 NT$641

-53.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.48 ¥1,163

$9.89 NT$311

-24.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.71 ¥2,444

$20.47 NT$643

-23.25%

Apples (1kg)

$5.57 ¥867

$5.09 NT$160

9.43%

Banana (1kg)

$2.47 ¥384

$2.88 NT$90.3

-14.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.62 ¥1,029

$2.75 NT$86.4

140.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$4 ¥622

$4.25 NT$134

-5.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.6 ¥250

$2.81 NT$88.1

-43.06%

Onion (1kg)

$2.29 ¥356

$2.29 NT$72

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.25 ¥194

$1.9 NT$59.8

-34.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.96 ¥149

$1.32 NT$41.55

-27.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.23 ¥658

$4.01 NT$126

5.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.67 ¥1,193

$14.05 NT$441

-45.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 ¥267

$1.73 NT$54.2

-0.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.7 ¥576

$2.41 NT$75.8

53.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.61 ¥250

$0.82 NT$25.81

96.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$70.7 ¥11K

$39.99 NT$1,255

76.79%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.51 ¥546

$2.94 NT$92.3

19.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.02 ¥469

$0.79 NT$24.73

282.28%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.08 ¥2,813

$10 NT$314

80.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ¥191

$1.04 NT$32.6

18.27%

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

$23.4K ¥3.6M

$38.8K NT$1.2M

-39.77%

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

$17.2K ¥2.7M

$27.8K NT$872.5K

-38.18%

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

$113 ¥17.5K

$86.4 NT$2,711

30.39%

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

$26.02 ¥4,047

$18.59 NT$584

39.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.61 ¥5,228

$25.4 NT$797

32.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$56.7 ¥8,825

$41.56 NT$1,305

36.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.17 ¥3,294

$13.79 NT$433

53.52%

Cinema Ticket

$13.43 ¥2,089

$11.95 NT$375

12.38%

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

$364 ¥56.6K

$647 NT$20.3K

-43.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,449 ¥1.2M

$18.4K NT$577.8K

-59.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.28 ¥7,198

$58.6 NT$1,839

-21.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.52 ¥5,059

$32.86 NT$1,032

-1.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.5 ¥11.4K

$91.5 NT$2,873

-19.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$90.8 ¥14.1K

$121 NT$3,797

-24.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$596 ¥92.6K

$779 NT$24.5K

-23.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$352 ¥54.8K

$552 NT$17.3K

-36.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,694 ¥263.5K

$1,665 NT$52.3K

1.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$940 ¥146.2K

$1,103 NT$34.6K

-14.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$14K NT$440.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$8,086 NT$253.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,857 ¥288.8K

$1,582 NT$49.7K

17.38%

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: November 23, 2025

Last update for Taipei: November 22, 2025

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