Hamilton vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
80
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
569K
2.71M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 107% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2004th and 5770th ($2006 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 265th and 281st 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
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

Cities near Kaohsiung

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