Kaohsiung vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$4797
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$2456
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$552
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$3013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
92
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
2.72M
718K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 5666th and 1177th ($999 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 1.3 months in Mississauga. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mississauga ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 364th and 68th 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
$3.78
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$8118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$6403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$11115

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2151
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2360
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2493
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2079
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2309
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2237
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2089
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2222
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2073
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1910
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2246
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2087
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1901
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2144
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1999
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1605
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1801
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2073
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2083
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2136
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2277
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2173
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1735
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2115
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1992
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2136
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1870
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$2001
146 km or 91 mi London
$1916
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1680
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2034