Kaohsiung vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$2326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$4761
🏠 One person rent
$370
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$2521
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$515
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$3062
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
92
😀 Quality of life
85
97
🏙️ Population
2.73M
718K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 57% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 5567th and 1215th ($1002 vs $2326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mississauga ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 461st and 17th 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
$3.91
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$2252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$93.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$8772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$6315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$10782

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2033
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2379
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2464
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2012
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2241
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2193
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2103
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1869
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2449
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2010
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1844
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2071
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1928
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1564
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1705
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2049
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2044
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2096
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2187
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2109
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1683
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2082
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1936
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2083
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1868
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$1971
146 km or 91 mi London
$1931
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1659
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2031