Kansas vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5242
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1156
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$687
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3917
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
508K
2.72M

The cost of living in Kansas is 111% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1736th and 5666th ($2114 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1388th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Kansas ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 372nd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Kaohsiung

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Kansas Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1229
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1622
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.29%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1896
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.54
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.08
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1367
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25297
$11481

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2328
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2192
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2046
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2314
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2433
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1832
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2283
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2341
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1945
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2258
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2068
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1707
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2299
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1995
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2160
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2105
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1808
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1972
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1563
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1914
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1358
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1786
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1914
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1715
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1904
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1716
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1825
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1276
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1541
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1888
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1578
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1649
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1739
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1871
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2017
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1762
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1820
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1918
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1860

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