Kaohsiung vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$4686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
78
😀 Quality of life
83
88
🏙️ Population
2.73M
689K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 65% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6046th and 514th ($932 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 455th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nashville ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 389th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Nashville

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Kaohsiung Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$20657

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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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$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542