Kaohsiung vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$382
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
2.72M
4.05M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 10% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5666th and 5023rd ($999 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Taiwan, and 364th vs 252nd 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
$3.78
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$18576

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602