Kaohsiung vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2600
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$5364
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1758
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$2784
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$3328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
92
😀 Quality of life
84
93
🏙️ Population
2.73M
722K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 64% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 5786th and 528th ($932 vs $2600) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mississauga ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 320th and 65th 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
$3.13
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$8553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$7862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$14670

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Mississauga

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2128
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2192
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2576
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2114
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2390
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2293
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2244
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2358
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2218
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$2073
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2578
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2125
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1949
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2084
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$2217
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1598
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1734
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$1821
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$1915
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2072
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2194
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2156
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1816
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2031
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$2004
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2074
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$2085
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$2049
146 km or 91 mi London
$2067
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1738
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2151