Chicago vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.71M

The cost of living in Chicago is 194% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 358th and 5770th ($2851 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 18th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Kaohsiung

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Chicago Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$13326

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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