El Paso vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1796
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4088
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1008
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3260
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
80
😀 Quality of life
85
88
🏙️ Population
679K
2.71M

The cost of living in El Paso is 85% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2822nd and 5770th ($1796 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th 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 El Paso compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 437th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Kaohsiung

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El Paso Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6.19
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1021
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1705
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.6
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1792
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.37
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.97
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$577
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6901
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1850
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1665
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1747
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$910
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1844
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1938
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$863
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1920
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1053
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2029
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1095
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2089
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2196
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$990
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2025
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1933
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2153
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2070
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1776
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$771
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2060
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2212
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2089
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2212
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2237
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1878
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1993
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2454
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2482
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2374
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2988
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1972
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$1097
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2417
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2378
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2367
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2373

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