Austin vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2444
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5560
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1531
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4939
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
962K
2.72M

The cost of living in Austin is 145% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 985th and 5666th ($2444 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 Austin compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 217th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Kaohsiung

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Austin Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3122
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5020
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3187
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.32
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1382
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21398
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2115
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2027
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2171
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2187
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2237
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2125
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2229
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2221
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2200
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2059
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1991
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2083
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2175
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2174
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2153
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2063
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$2000
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2165
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1913
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2285
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2226
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2114
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2022
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2738
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2150
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2071
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2094
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2112
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2177
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2189
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2265
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2196
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2150
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2175
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2193
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2228
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2072
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2136
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2302

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