Kaohsiung vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kaohsiung Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$4328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
87
100
🏙️ Population
2.72M
5.35M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5666th and 893rd ($999 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Taiwan and Australia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 364th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kaohsiung vs Melbourne

Prices for goods and services in Kaohsiung and Melbourne are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kaohsiung Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$26129

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kaohsiung

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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172