Hamilton vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hamilton	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2244	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4752	$2619
🏠 One person rent	$1423	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3156	$1088
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	81
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	569K	2.73M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 141% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1178th and 5786th ($2244 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 143rd and 320th 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	$14.8	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2062	$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.88%	2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16988	$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.7	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.3	$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1101	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21895	$12618

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2293
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2192
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1949
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2600
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2218
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2128
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2084
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2217
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1734
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2576
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2390
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$2073
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1821
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2358
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1816
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2194
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2578
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1915
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2156
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2085
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2074
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2031
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1598
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2067
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1529
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1408
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2048
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2004
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1738

Cities near Kaohsiung

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