Kaohsiung vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2293
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$5392
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1358
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2389
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$688
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$4087
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
80
68
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
2.71M
504K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 5770th and 1311th ($971 vs $2293) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1104th 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 1.8 months in Mesa. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mesa ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 281st and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Mesa

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Kaohsiung Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$78.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$3476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$15526

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2367
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$2988
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2423
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2482
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1974
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2366
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2243
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2343
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2296
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2346
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2454
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2374
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2318
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2089
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2060
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2321
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1933
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2070
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2573
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2153
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$771
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2818
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1767
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1865
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1924
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$876
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$863
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1835
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2817
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$994