Kaohsiung vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	84
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	2.73M	430K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 59% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5750th and 1145th ($956 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 417th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Minneapolis

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	Kaohsiung	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682