Kaohsiung vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$4464
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
61
😀 Quality of life
84
89
🏙️ Population
2.73M
633K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 51% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5786th and 1984th ($932 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1684th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 320th and 164th 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
$3.13
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$13578

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988