Kaohsiung vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
83
100
🏙️ Population
2.73M
5.03M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 61% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6046th and 923rd ($932 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 389th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Melbourne

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Kaohsiung Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$21306

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913