Kaohsiung vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$4016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
60
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
2.71M
246K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 47% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5770th and 2604th ($971 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1876th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 281st and 326th 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
$4.32
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$16070

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035