Boston vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
676K
2.71M

The cost of living in Boston is 279% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 27th and 5770th ($3680 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 105th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kaohsiung

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Boston Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$13326

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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