Kaohsiung vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$342
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
2.73M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 12% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6046th and 5212th ($932 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Taiwan, and 389th vs 279th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs New Taipei

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Kaohsiung New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$13786

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605