Kaohsiung vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$3719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
2.71M
633K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 49% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5770th and 2305th ($971 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 281st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Memphis

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Kaohsiung Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$27334

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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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809