Atlanta vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
499K
2.71M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 171% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 688th and 5770th ($2628 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 5th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 199th and 281st 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
$23.3
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$13326

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617