Kaohsiung vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5566
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1501
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2684
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$4509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
81
67
😀 Quality of life
83
74
🏙️ Population
2.73M
504K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 61% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6046th and 891st ($932 vs $2416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 790th 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 1.9 months in Mesa. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mesa ranked 362nd in the United States, while ranked 389th and 1361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.33
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$2329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$9.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$23.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$10345

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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
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2372
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2430
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2588
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2414
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2369
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2342
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1989
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2201
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2291
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2518
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2446
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2287
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2339
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2324
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2313
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2422
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2052
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2040
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2484
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1954
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2026
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2268
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$1986
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$786
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2638
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1792
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1886
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1928
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$758
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$778
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1842
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2643
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$955