Kaohsiung vs Las Vegas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Las Vegas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5103
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2376
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$4304
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
51
😀 Quality of life
83
88
🏙️ Population
2.73M
642K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Las Vegas. Cities ranked 6046th and 1265th ($932 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1114th in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.9 months in Las Vegas. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Las Vegas ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 389th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Las Vegas

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Kaohsiung Las Vegas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.96
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1989
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3082
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$9.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$93.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1002
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$9634

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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

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$2239
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Paradise
$2309
16 km or 10 mi Enterprise
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Summerlin South
$2253
21 km or 13 mi Henderson
$2639
78 km or 48 mi Pahrump
$2256
127 km or 79 mi Bullhead
$1842
147 km or 91 mi Kingman
$1886
174 km or 108 mi St. George
$2152
181 km or 112 mi Washington
$2163
202 km or 125 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
221 km or 137 mi Barstow
$2641
236 km or 146 mi Ridgecrest
$1852
241 km or 150 mi Twentynine Palms
$2416
249 km or 155 mi Cedar
$1638
254 km or 158 mi Yucca Valley
$1705
263 km or 163 mi Apple Valley
$2536
266 km or 165 mi Victorville
$2514
273 km or 169 mi Adelanto
$2632
275 km or 171 mi Desert Hot Springs
$2356
277 km or 172 mi Hesperia
$2560
289 km or 179 mi Cathedral
$2302
289 km or 180 mi Blythe
$2638
290 km or 180 mi Palm Springs
$2256
290 km or 180 mi Indio
$2469
292 km or 181 mi Coachella
$2591
294 km or 183 mi Palm Desert
$2449
294 km or 183 mi Yucaipa
$2435
295 km or 183 mi Highland
$2470
296 km or 184 mi Banning
$2482
297 km or 184 mi La Quinta
$2497
299 km or 186 mi San Bernardino
$2054
299 km or 186 mi Redlands
$2896
300 km or 186 mi Beaumont
$2493
303 km or 188 mi Prescott
$2484
304 km or 189 mi Loma Linda
$2674
305 km or 190 mi Colton
$3152
306 km or 190 mi Rialto
$2630
310 km or 192 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
312 km or 194 mi Moreno Valley
$2611