Kaohsiung vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$4154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	80	67
😀 Quality of life	83	73
🏙️ Population	2.73M	504K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 5750th and 933rd ($956 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 854th 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 417th and 1561st 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	$3.82	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$12523

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913