Goyang vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Goyang Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$471
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1063
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$95
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
81
😀 Quality of life
75
84
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.73M

The cost of living in Goyang is 23% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4583rd and 5786th ($1144 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Goyang compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Goyang ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1068th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goyang vs Kaohsiung

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Goyang Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.19
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.7
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9938
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6226
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$35.7
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.61
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19223
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Gimpo
$1124
17 km or 10 mi Seoul
$1444
18 km or 11 mi Bucheon
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Paju
$1072
20 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Uijeongbu
$986
23 km or 15 mi Yangju
$983
27 km or 17 mi Incheon
$1020
28 km or 17 mi Guri
$1101
29 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1056
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1097
33 km or 21 mi Namyangju
$1106
34 km or 21 mi Gunpo
$1120
35 km or 22 mi Dongducheon
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Hanam
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1121
36 km or 23 mi Siheung
$1081
37 km or 23 mi Uiwang
$1054
37 km or 23 mi Ansan
$1127
42 km or 26 mi Pocheon
$1041
43 km or 26 mi Kaesong
$1542
44 km or 27 mi Suwon
$987
46 km or 29 mi Gwangju
$1063
51 km or 32 mi Hwaseong
$1088
57 km or 35 mi Yongin
$1256
61 km or 38 mi Osan
$1024
68 km or 42 mi Icheon
$949
77 km or 48 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
82 km or 51 mi Yeoju
$973
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$986
83 km or 51 mi Chuncheon
$911
87 km or 54 mi Dangjin
$1002
99 km or 61 mi Cheonan
$940
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$880
103 km or 64 mi Seosan
$1005
107 km or 66 mi Haeju
$1560
123 km or 77 mi Chungju
$1009
127 km or 79 mi Cheongju
$903
133 km or 83 mi Sariwon
$1557
135 km or 84 mi Jecheon
$967

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655