Columbus vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
80
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
906K
2.72M

The cost of living in Columbus is 113% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1686th and 5666th ($2127 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 96th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kaohsiung

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Columbus Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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