Chicago vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$1313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
97
85
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.73M

The cost of living in Chicago is 179% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 394th and 5567th ($2799 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 16th and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$12260

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

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