Hamilton vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2017
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4455
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$2030
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2780
$1264
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
80
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
569K
2.73M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 111% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1784th and 5750th ($2017 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 239th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamilton Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1990
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.1
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.79%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16293
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4716
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21263
$10905

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9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2185
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2142
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1783
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2089
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2370
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$1966
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1899
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$1946
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1846
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2056
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1977
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1554
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2453
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2267
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1861
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2009
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2291
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1680
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2183
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2432
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2021
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2145
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2101
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2100
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2082
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2056
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1554
116 km or 72 mi London
$1936
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1840
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1849
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2195
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1910
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1799

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601