Kaohsiung vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$4963
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1193
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1867
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$3947
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
81
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
2.73M
577K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 55% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6046th and 1688th ($932 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1442nd 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 Milwaukee. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 389th and 188th 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
$3.76
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$24309

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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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1955
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2022
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1991
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$2001
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2015
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2014
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1962
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1818
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2011
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2008
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1997
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1967
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1904
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1968
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1943
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2291
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1834
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2267
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2285
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2295
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2276
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1811
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2309
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2202
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2407
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2069
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1878
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2158
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2289
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1772
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2343
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2331
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2376
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2393
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2357
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2392