Houston vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$2619
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$1088
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.73M

The cost of living in Houston is 138% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1234th and 5786th ($2221 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 86th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Kaohsiung

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	Houston	Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$12618

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

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