Jacksonville vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jacksonville Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2386
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5446
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1474
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2456
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4014
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
56
81
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
950K
2.73M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 156% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 943rd and 6046th ($2386 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 837th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Jacksonville ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 271st and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Kaohsiung

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Jacksonville Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1446
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2118
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.6
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4741
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2423
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.57
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1421
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10904
$12438

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Jacksonville Beach
$2257
26 km or 16 mi Fleming Island
$2244
49 km or 31 mi St. Marys
$2123
74 km or 46 mi Palatka
$2163
96 km or 60 mi Palm Coast
$2110
98 km or 61 mi Gainesville
$1929
120 km or 75 mi Waycross
$2094
127 km or 79 mi Ormond Beach
$2151
134 km or 83 mi Ocala
$1957
137 km or 85 mi Daytona Beach
$2108
147 km or 91 mi DeLand
$2306
147 km or 91 mi Port Orange
$2254
159 km or 99 mi New Smyrna Beach
$2451
163 km or 101 mi Deltona
$2369
163 km or 101 mi Eustis
$2302
167 km or 104 mi Edgewater
$2382
167 km or 104 mi Valdosta
$2099
169 km or 105 mi Hinesville
$2198
169 km or 105 mi Leesburg
$2279
174 km or 108 mi Sanford
$2353
183 km or 114 mi Apopka
$2408
184 km or 114 mi Winter Springs
$2380
186 km or 115 mi Altamonte Springs
$2408
187 km or 116 mi Casselberry
$2397
189 km or 118 mi Oviedo
$2364
194 km or 120 mi Winter Park
$2457
194 km or 121 mi Ocoee
$2406
195 km or 121 mi Winter Garden
$2382
197 km or 122 mi Clermont
$2328
200 km or 124 mi Savannah
$2231
200 km or 124 mi Orlando
$2594
202 km or 126 mi Pooler
$2071
208 km or 129 mi Titusville
$2228
209 km or 130 mi Brooksville
$2289
223 km or 138 mi Bluffton
$2595
224 km or 139 mi Hilton Head Island
$2609
225 km or 140 mi Kissimmee
$2267
233 km or 145 mi St. Cloud
$2283
237 km or 147 mi Zephyrhills
$2075
237 km or 148 mi Statesboro
$1872

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643