Calgary vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2619
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$1088
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.73M

The cost of living in Calgary is 127% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1526th and 5786th ($2113 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 66th and 320th 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	$16	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$12618

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

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