Canberra vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2603
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$410
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	80
😀 Quality of life	85	88
🏙️ Population	381K	2.71M

The cost of living in Canberra is 132% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1373rd and 5770th ($2258 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 438th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Kaohsiung

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	Canberra	Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$13326

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

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