Denver vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2775
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6485
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$1690
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$2926
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$695
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4922
$1313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
91
85
🏙️ Population
716K
2.73M

The cost of living in Denver is 177% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 434th and 5567th ($2775 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th 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 Denver compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 183rd and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.19
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.66
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1831
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1450
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3135
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2601
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5007
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3720
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.84
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.24
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$199
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1571
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16240
$12260

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2552
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2735
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2677
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2744
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2961
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2596
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2760
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2537
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2876
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2520
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2760
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2465
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2019
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2231
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2430
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2385
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2353
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1895
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1850
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2263
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1628
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2407
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1824
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1705
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1516
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2235
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2514
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2204
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1753

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