Kaohsiung vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$4406
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1052
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$3391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
2.72M
633K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 46% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5666th and 2663rd ($999 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1875th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 364th and 362nd 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
$3.78
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822