Fresno vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2485
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5571
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2728
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3630
$1411
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
80
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
542K
2.72M

The cost of living in Fresno is 149% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 909th and 5666th ($2485 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Fresno ranked 183rd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 558th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Kaohsiung

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Fresno Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.8
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1505
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2435
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1123
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12990
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2440
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2523
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2517
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2562
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2494
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2454
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2454
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2547
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2107
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2276
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2435
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2391
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2797
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2565
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2605
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2440
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2390
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2608
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2851
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2854
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2992
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2768
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2300
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2586
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2445
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2276
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3017
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1940
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3067
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2261
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2651
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2658
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3676
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2468
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2089
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1923
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2864
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2280

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