Kaohsiung vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$4871
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1737
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
85
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
2.71M
513K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 50% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 5770th and 2196th ($971 vs $1942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 138th in Taiwan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Liverpool. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Liverpool ranked 6th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 281st and 66th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Liverpool

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Kaohsiung Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$23.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$97.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$733
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$3800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$80.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$15989

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1853
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1854
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1677
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1860
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1847
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1682
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1885
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1890
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2035
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1836
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1736
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1832
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1796
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1757
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1987
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1945
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1733
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1669
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1993
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2025
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2043
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1781
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1784
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1694
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1838
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1689
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1880
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1501
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1791
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1834
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1827