Kaohsiung vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$5072
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1201
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$3838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
81
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
2.71M
577K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 53% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 5770th and 1786th ($971 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1421st 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 Milwaukee. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 281st and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Milwaukee

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Kaohsiung Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$24100

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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 Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400