Kaohsiung vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	93
😀 Quality of life	83	82
🏙️ Population	2.73M	546K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 44% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 5750th and 2671st ($956 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Taiwan and Portugal, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 417th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Lisbon

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	Kaohsiung	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$15150

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112