Atlanta vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2617
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5892
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1587
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2476
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5193
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
499K
2.72M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 162% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 699th and 5666th ($2617 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 3rd in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 231st and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Kaohsiung

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Atlanta Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1741
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2969
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3301
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2480
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23857
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2392
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2375
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2373
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2366
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2395
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2340
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2415
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2429
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2321
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2418
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2201
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2525
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2447
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2453
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2220
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2722
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2980
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2282
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2544
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2090
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2270
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2490
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2109
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2239
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2253
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1990
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2251
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1919
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1791
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2202
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1932
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1593
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1814
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1966
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1946
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1928
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2004

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610