Boston vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
676K
2.73M

The cost of living in Boston is 272% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 32nd and 6046th ($3467 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 89th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$12438

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643