Hamilton vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4653
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1278
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2143
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2852
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
80
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
569K
2.72M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 109% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1801st and 5666th ($2089 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 3rd in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 111th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Kaohsiung

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Hamilton Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1132
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10419
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$634
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17166
$11481

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2237
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1901
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2087
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2357
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2079
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2073
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2151
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2046
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1999
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1801
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2493
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2309
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1910
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2073
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2222
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1735
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2277
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2246
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2083
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2173
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1870
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2035
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2136
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2115
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1605
116 km or 72 mi London
$1916
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1804
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1480
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2036
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1992
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1680

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