Adelaide vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
81
😀 Quality of life
92
84
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.73M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 134% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1333rd and 5786th ($2180 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 75th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Kaohsiung

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Adelaide Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$12618

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655