Columbus vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
80
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
906K
2.71M

The cost of living in Columbus is 120% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1634th and 5770th ($2140 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 266th and 281st 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
$20.9
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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