Calgary vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
53
80
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.72M

The cost of living in Calgary is 112% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1716th and 5666th ($2118 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 3rd in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 209th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kaohsiung

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Calgary Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$11481

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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