Jacksonville vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2658
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$1313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	80
😀 Quality of life	89	85
🏙️ Population	950K	2.73M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 122% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1415th and 5567th ($2222 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 278th and 461st 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	$20.1	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$12260

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600