Denver vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
81
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
716K
2.73M

The cost of living in Denver is 189% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 444th and 6046th ($2699 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th and 4th 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 Denver compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 160th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$12438

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643