Chicago vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.72M

The cost of living in Chicago is 182% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 375th and 5666th ($2822 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 22nd and 364th 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
$19.9
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$11481

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

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