Kaohsiung vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$4332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
61
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
2.73M
246K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 50% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6046th and 2276th ($932 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 389th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Louisville

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Kaohsiung Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954