Hamilton vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4699
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1364
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2803
$1271
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
81
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
569K
2.73M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 131% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1463rd and 6046th ($2154 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 241st and 389th 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
$14.9
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2201
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17069
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4991
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.2
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22053
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2297
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2266
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1884
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2267
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2472
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2086
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2012
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2127
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1975
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2095
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1762
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2575
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2332
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1971
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1798
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2398
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1814
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2051
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2597
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1873
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2041
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2009
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2007
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$1986
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$1964
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1635
116 km or 72 mi London
$2040
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1598
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1999
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1966
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2038
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1865

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643