Denver vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6409
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1710
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2799
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4539
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
716K
2.72M

The cost of living in Denver is 179% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 432nd and 5666th ($2791 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 239th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Kaohsiung

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Denver Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.55
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1860
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2961
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3638
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.7
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1796
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18639
$11481

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676

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