Brisbane vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
95
84
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.73M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 153% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 930th and 5786th ($2356 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 18th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$12618

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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