Austin vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
90
84
🏙️ Population
962K
2.73M

The cost of living in Austin is 178% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 548th and 5786th ($2590 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 Austin compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 126th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

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