Gold Coast vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2297
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5159
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$2387
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$1313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
49
80
😀 Quality of life
89
85
🏙️ Population
608K
2.73M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 129% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1270th and 5567th ($2297 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 255th and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Kaohsiung

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Gold Coast Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.47
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2559
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2014
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4115
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.32
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.2
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2150
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7100
$12260

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2065
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2471
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1662
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1798
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1710
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1639
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1595
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1503
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1839
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1482
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1747
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2181
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1888
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1599
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2640
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2292
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1568
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1364
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1580
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1678
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2019
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1667
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1683
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1662
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1771
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1362
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1813
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1768
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1725
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1706
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2308
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1681
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1736

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