Houston vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5394
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1281
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2031
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4606
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.72M

The cost of living in Houston is 127% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1354th and 5666th ($2265 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 3rd 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 months in Houston compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 16th and 364th 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
$18.7
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.52
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1003
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2380
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2542
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.92
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1729
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22380
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610