Charlotte vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$1088
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
81
😀 Quality of life
88
84
🏙️ Population
875K
2.73M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 191% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 361st and 5786th ($2710 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 5th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 191st and 320th 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
$15.6
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

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