Kaohsiung vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$8384
🏠 One person rent
$342
$2251
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$4328
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$4627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
83
99
🏙️ Population
2.73M
8.8M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 73% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6046th and 37th ($932 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in London. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 389th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs London

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Kaohsiung London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$8.7
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$29.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$99
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$25830

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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

Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3054
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2624
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2353
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2322
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2372
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2268
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2248
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2381
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2255
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2245
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2491
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2184
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2173
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2202
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2589
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2328
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2106
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2363
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2179
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2228
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2630
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2157
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2451
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2159
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2040
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2310
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1963
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2033
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2202
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2152
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2053
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2033
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2041
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2028
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2477
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2055