Kaohsiung vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2472
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5051
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1676
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2686
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$3465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
92
😀 Quality of life
83
92
🏙️ Population
2.73M
718K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 62% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 6046th and 814th ($932 vs $2472) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Mississauga. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mississauga ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 389th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Mississauga

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Kaohsiung Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$8634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$7001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$11142

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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
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2127
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2266
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2575
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2086
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2332
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2297
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2154
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2398
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2012
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1971
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2597
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2267
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1884
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2144
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$2095
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1635
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1762
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$1798
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2018
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2051
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2041
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1814
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$1964
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$2038
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$1986
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$2017
146 km or 91 mi London
$2040
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1865
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2046