El Paso vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4161
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1821
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3710
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
81
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
679K
2.73M

The cost of living in El Paso is 90% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2613th and 6046th ($1775 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st 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 2.1 months in El Paso compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. El Paso ranked 134th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 532nd and 389th 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
$12.9
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$945
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.64
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.98
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.01
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.6
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7468
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352

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