Goyang vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Goyang Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2600
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$467
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1935
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
80
😀 Quality of life
77
88
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.71M

The cost of living in Goyang is 8% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5184th and 5770th ($1052 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.8 months in Goyang compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Goyang ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1109th and 281st 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
$5.94
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$815
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12281
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5929
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.66
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.66
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.5
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14222
$13326

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$1040
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$1296
18 km or 11 mi Bucheon
$1090
20 km or 12 mi Paju
$1010
20 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Uijeongbu
$868
23 km or 15 mi Yangju
$894
27 km or 17 mi Incheon
$1032
28 km or 17 mi Guri
$1089
29 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1031
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$943
33 km or 21 mi Namyangju
$1094
34 km or 21 mi Gunpo
$1053
35 km or 22 mi Dongducheon
$977
36 km or 22 mi Hanam
$1152
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1455
36 km or 23 mi Siheung
$1313
37 km or 23 mi Uiwang
$1022
37 km or 23 mi Ansan
$1001
42 km or 26 mi Pocheon
$982
43 km or 26 mi Kaesong
$1557
44 km or 27 mi Suwon
$985
46 km or 29 mi Gwangju
$1179
51 km or 32 mi Hwaseong
$1045
57 km or 35 mi Yongin
$1061
61 km or 38 mi Osan
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Icheon
$1108
77 km or 48 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
82 km or 51 mi Yeoju
$1033
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$1016
83 km or 51 mi Chuncheon
$819
87 km or 54 mi Dangjin
$952
99 km or 61 mi Cheonan
$1128
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1062
103 km or 64 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Haeju
$1562
123 km or 77 mi Chungju
$852
127 km or 79 mi Cheongju
$865
133 km or 83 mi Sariwon
$1569
135 km or 84 mi Jecheon
$993

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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