Kaohsiung vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$4969
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1076
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1822
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
85
😀 Quality of life
87
92
🏙️ Population
2.72M
513K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 50% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 5666th and 2034th ($999 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 121st 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Liverpool ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 364th and 81st 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
$3.78
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$6.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1146
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$22.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$95.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1831
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$16599

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1893
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1895
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1718
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1888
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1862
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1873
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1686
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1907
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1928
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2047
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1861
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1764
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1870
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1784
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$2079
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1754
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$2033
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2080
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1846
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1818
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1674
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$2002
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1827
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1741
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1904
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1496
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1873
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1841