Canberra vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2658
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$1313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	80
😀 Quality of life	86	85
🏙️ Population	381K	2.73M

The cost of living in Canberra is 101% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1949th and 5567th ($2019 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 413th and 461st 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	$14.3	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$12260

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600