Charlotte vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
80
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
875K
2.72M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 140% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1073rd and 5666th ($2403 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 3rd in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 283rd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Kaohsiung

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Charlotte Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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