Adelaide vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$911
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$1267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
82
😀 Quality of life
93
85
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.73M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 110% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1929th and 5868th ($1915 vs $911) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 7th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 55th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$789
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$4248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$2106
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$57.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$8834

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$890
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$1012
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$851
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$809
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$808
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$828
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$970
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$705
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$813
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$938
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$849
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$885
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$812
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1076
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1260
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$699
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$831
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$783
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$935
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$717
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$744
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$1049
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$661
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$725
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$760
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$702
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$689
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1047
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$714
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$732
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$711
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$713
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$709
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1048
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$686
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$531
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$692
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$849
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$757
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646